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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long have Holmes and Russell been on the moor when they return to Baring-Gould's house at the beginning of chapter seven?
(a) Four days
(b) A week
(c) Three days
(d) Six days

2. What are Baring-Gould and Holmes doing when Russell arrives downstairs in chapter three?
(a) They're outside, listening
(b) Looking at a map
(c) Eating
(d) Drinking coffee

3. What is the talent Holmes says Russell has kept hidden from him?
(a) The ability to play the tin whistle
(b) The ability to sing traditional ballads
(c) The ability to dance an Irish jib
(d) The ability to drink the locals under the table

4. What is it that gets spilled on Russell during dinner?
(a) Coffee
(b) Wine
(c) Gravy
(d) Soup

5. Who opens the door when Holmes and Russell return to Baring-Gould's house at the opening of chapter seven?
(a) Baring-Gould
(b) Mr. Gorton
(c) Mr. Ketteridge
(d) Mrs. Elliott

6. What was the original purpose of the pit near Baring-Gould's house?
(a) Water for the region
(b) Garbage disposal
(c) A tin mine
(d) A quarry

7. What do Holmes and Russell have to eat when they stop at the public house in chapter three?
(a) Bread and cheese
(b) Sandwiches
(c) Leek soup and game pie
(d) Turtle soup and boiled cabbage

8. What does Schiemann say caused his outburst earlier in the evening?
(a) His anger over his situation
(b) His need to be noticed
(c) Nothing more than bad manners
(d) A blood disorder and the alcohol

9. Who is the saint to whom Brentor Church is dedicated?
(a) Saint Sabine
(b) Saint Peter
(c) Saint Christopher
(d) Saint Michael

10. What is at the top of Gibbett Hill?
(a) A rock formation
(b) A herd of sheep
(c) A quarry
(d) A skeleton

11. What else does Holmes say he found in Josiah Gortons cache?
(a) Maps and a diary
(b) Money and food
(c) Tin and tools
(d) Cooking utensils and bedding

12. In chapter five, what does Russell say is the most extraordinary thing they've seen all day?
(a) A one-eyed dog
(b) A car
(c) A tree
(d) The clear sky

13. What time of day is Lady Howard supposed to be seen?
(a) Just before sunset
(b) Just before dawn
(c) After midnight
(d) Just after sunset

14. How long have Russell and Holmes been married?
(a) Three years
(b) Nine years
(c) Ten years
(d) Two years

15. How does Ketteridge say he powers the lights at his home?
(a) Wind turbines and batteries
(b) An electric line from town
(c) Water turbines and batteries
(d) Generators and batteries

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David Schiemann say the hound is searching for?

2. What is Russell doing when Holmes announces that it's time to leave for Mr. Ketteridge's house?

3. What does Russell note about Mr. Ketteridge's hand?

4. How much higher does Holmes say Dartmoor is than their current position?

5. What does Russell believe to be in the vial Holmes finds in Joshiah Gorton's cache the morning after they camp in the cave?

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