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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Mortimer have on him that he wants Holmes to examine?
(a) A manuscript.
(b) A will.
(c) A bone.
(d) A walking stick.

2. Dr. Mortimer believes that, from the marks, Sir Charles had tip-toed throughout the gravel. What does Holmes deduce from those facts?
(a) Sir Charles was stepping carefully.
(b) A woman followed Sir Charles outside.
(c) Sir Charles was actually running.
(d) Dr. Mortimer is right.

3. How did the cabman describe the bearded man?
(a) Around forty and of military bearing.
(b) Around thirty, dark complected, and tall.
(c) Around sixty and gray.
(d) Around forty, pale, and of average height.

4. What is Stapleton's profession?
(a) A naturalist.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A professor.
(d) A barrister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the postmaster inadvertently reveal to Watson?

2. What does Watson hear alone at night in Chapter 6?

3. What possibility does Holmes rule out when he discovers that Henry does not have a will?

4. With whom does Miss Stapleton confuse Watson?

5. What health concern, exacerbated by the story of the hound, did Sir Charles possess?

(see the answer key)

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