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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Sir Henry saddened at the thought of losing the Barrymores?
(a) He thinks they are overreacting to Sir Charles's death.
(b) He believes it is his fault they are leaving.
(c) He does not know how to serve himself.
(d) The Barrymores have served his family for generations.

2. According to Holmes, who must Watson focus on as suspects?
(a) Sir Henry's servants and neighbors.
(b) Dr. Mortimer and his friends.
(c) The people in Coombe Tracy.
(d) Sir Henry's heirs.

3. Before the death of Sir Charles, what had appeared to people on the moor?
(a) A carriage.
(b) Fog.
(c) The hound.
(d) A mysterious man on the moor.

4. What does C.C.H (engraved on the stick) stand for?
(a) Charing Court Hospital.
(b) Christian Care Hospital.
(c) Charing Cross Hospital.
(d) Christian Cross Hospital.

5. What does Holmes deduce about the sender of Sir Henry's object?
(a) The sender is uneducated and trying to sound educated.
(b) The sender is highly disturbed.
(c) The sender is not English.
(d) The sender is trying to conceal his or her's education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about the handwriting reveals to Holmes that the object originated at a hotel?

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

3. How did the cabman describe the bearded man?

4. Dr. Mortimer believes that, from the marks, Sir Charles had tip-toed throughout the gravel. What does Holmes deduce from those facts?

5. What sort of accent does Sir Henry possess?

(see the answer key)

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