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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Russell smell when she wakes after a night of drinking with the locals?
(a) Wet wool
(b) Cider
(c) Tea
(d) Bacon

2. What happens that makes it difficult for Holmes to be sure they're on the exact spot where Lady Howard's coach was seen?
(a) They burned the map the previous night to start a fire
(b) The map is vague
(c) The rain distorts the X Baring-Gould made on the map
(d) The map has been destroyed by the rain

3. What is it in one of the rooms that reminds Russell of Moroccan architecture?
(a) Pillows on a couch
(b) Plants
(c) Silk furniture in brilliant colors
(d) An ornamental fire pit

4. What do Holmes and Russell have to drink when they stop at the public house in chapter three?
(a) Beer
(b) Lemonade
(c) Wine
(d) Water

5. How long does Russell say it's been since she's seen Holmes?
(a) Two months
(b) Almost a week
(c) Three days
(d) Three weeks

Short Answer Questions

1. What period of Baring-Gould's life does his second manuscript, "Further Reminiscences," cover?

2. How does Holmes say he knows Lady Blythe-Patton?

3. Why does Russell say she has to walk hunched over in the rain?

4. What does the telegram from Holmes indicate that Russell is supposed to bring with her to Devonshire?

5. What makes Holmes believe they're close to a farmhouse when they're caught in the thick fog?

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