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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though he is described as godless, what in particular made Hugo notorious?
(a) His cruel humor.
(b) He beat a man to death for looking at him wrong.
(c) His scarred face.
(d) He frequently abandoned people for dead on the moor.

2. What health concern, exacerbated by the story of the hound, did Sir Charles possess?
(a) He had cancer.
(b) He had diabetes.
(c) He had the gout.
(d) He had a heart condition.

3. What is the actual reason for Dr. Mortimer's consultation with Holmes?
(a) He wants Holmes to investigate Sir Charles's will.
(b) He fears for Sir Henry's safety if he is to go to the hall.
(c) He wants Holmes to kill the hound.
(d) He wants Watson to get an autopsy report for Sir Charles.

4. How does Holmes relax after his day of thinking?
(a) He smokes his pipe.
(b) He does cocaine.
(c) He plays the violin.
(d) He drinks some brandy.

5. Who is the man that brought the curse upon the Baskervilles?
(a) Hank Baskerville.
(b) Charles Baskerville.
(c) Henry Baskerville.
(d) Hugo Baskerville.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Mortimer call Holmes in Chapter 1?

2. What is the object left behind on which Watson tries to deduce a reconstruction of the mysterious owner?

3. What did Sir Henry discover was missing before he left to see Holmes with Dr. Mortimer?

4. Who is Sir Charles's heir?

5. What was found near Sir Charles's body?

(see the answer key)

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