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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 Holmes say is the only true rumor circulating on the moor at the moment?
(a) A man sacrificing a ram and drinking its blood
(b) An old woman drowned in a stream
(c) A girl ravished and dismembered
(d) The death of a tin miner

2. How long does it take Holmes and Russell to reach Lydford?
(a) Three hours
(b) An hour
(c) All afternoon
(d) All day

3. Why is Holmes angry on the way to Ketteridge's house?
(a) He's not angry but is worried about Baring-Gould
(b) He's learned that Ketteridge lives in Baskerville Hall
(c) Because Russell was late
(d) He hates the time away from the case

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

5. What does Holmes say happened to Sir Henry's two sons?
(a) They were killed in the war
(b) They squandered their inheritance and are penniless
(c) They died in a hunting accident
(d) They are both worthless

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Baring-Gould say he'll write a letter in favor of Pethering's claims?

3. What does Russell smell when she wakes after a night of drinking with the locals?

4. What is it that gets spilled on Russell during dinner?

5. What is the first thing Holmes does when he and Russell go inside the Drake farmhouse?

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