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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does this statement apply: "Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him" ?
(a) Stapleton.
(b) Selden.
(c) Barrymore.
(d) Frankland.

2. What does Mrs. Lyons credit to Sir Charles?
(a) Sir Charles helped her start her business and kept her on her feet.
(b) Sir Charles single-handedly saved the church from going under.
(c) Sir Charles helped her procure her divorce.
(d) Sir Charles dispelled the rumors going around about her.

3. How does Mr. Frankland spend his time when at home?
(a) He uses his telescope to look at the moor, ostensibly for the convict.
(b) He spends time restoring his home.
(c) He is writing a history of Devonshire.
(d) He spends time with his daughter, who is a painter.

4. What has excited Dr. Mortimer?
(a) He found a prehistoric skull on an excavation.
(b) He found gold in the soil.
(c) He found evidence of the hound.
(d) He found where the convict is hiding.

5. Who arrives from London to help Holmes?
(a) Cartwright.
(b) Lestrade.
(c) Sir Charles.
(d) Stapleton's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man that was killed on the moor?

2. What do Sir Henry and Watson do to entrap Barrymore?

3. On the moor, what does Watson find himself unable to do?

4. After asking questions about Frankland's daughter, how does Watson distract Dr. Mortimer from asking any questions?

5. Why does Sir Henry decide that they must go capture Selden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is suspicious of Barrymore's behavior?

2. Why is Watson hurt about Holmes's deception?

3. What is significant about the discovery of Sir Henry's boot in Grimpen Mire?

4. Why did Barrymore not tell anyone about the burnt letter?

5. What are Watson's impressions of the mysterious figure he sees on the tor?

6. Why does Watson refer to Mr. Frankland as much needed "comic relief?"

7. How did Stapleton deceive Mrs. Lyons?

8. What are Watson's fanciful impressions of the moor in his letter to Holmes?

9. What reason does Stapleton give for his objection to Sir Henry courting his sister?

10. According to Mrs. Barrymore, how did Selden become the man he is?

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