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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Sir Henry do that Holmes strongly advises against?
(a) He spent an afternoon alone.
(b) He tried to go to the bank.
(c) He wrote to his servants.
(d) He tried to track down the murderer himself.

4. How does Hugo's captive escape?
(a) She crawled down the ivy-covered wall.
(b) She used the entrance to the yew alley.
(c) She sneaked out of his bedroom.
(d) She bribed his servant.

5. Why did Sir Charles return to Baskerville Hall?
(a) He wished to disprove rumors of the Baskerville hound.
(b) He was going to have the hall destroyed.
(c) He wished to marry and start a family.
(d) He made a fortune in South Africa and wished to renovate his ancestral home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dr. Mortimer deduce that Sir Charles had stood at the gate for five to ten minutes?

2. How does Holmes propose to find the sender of Sir Henry's object?

3. Where did Sir Charles die?

4. How is Holmes able to deduce the size of Dr. Mortimer's dog?

5. What does Sir Henry receive the morning he meets Holmes?

(see the answer key)

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