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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. What color is the umbrella Holmes provides for Russell as they're leaving for Ketteridge's house?
(a) Black
(b) Yellow
(c) Blue
(d) Green

2. Who does Russell say joins her and Holmes for tea when they return to the manor?
(a) Baring-Goul
(b) A young homeless family
(c) No one
(d) Mrs. Elliott

3. What time do Holmes and Russell arrive back at Baring-Gould's house after the evening with Ketteridge?
(a) After ten in the evening
(b) After midnight
(c) After two in the morning
(d) After nine in the evening

4. What does Russell say she did during her train ride to the moor?
(a) Studied the maps of the area
(b) Talked to a young mother and child
(c) Slept
(d) Read

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Russell say this herd of animals looks like?

2. What do Holmes and Russell have to drink when they stop at the public house in chapter three?

3. Why is Holmes angry on the way to Ketteridge's house?

4. Where does Baring-Gould say he's heard the song about the ghostly carriage?

5. Where did Josiah Gorton spend the afternoon before his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nickname given to the bogs on the moor and why is the nickname appropriate?

2. Describe Russell's state when she arrives at Lew House and the reactions of Holmes and Baring-Gould to her appearance and attitude.

3. How do Russell and Holmes find the shelter where they eat their lunch during the first trek onto the moor?

4. What is the role of the hound in the legend of Lady Howard's coach?

5. Why does a young man who relates Johnny Trelawny's sighting of the coach say Johnny left the moor and what does Russell believe to be the real reason Johnny left?

6. What is the substance of the second telegram Russell receives? What's the significance of that telegram with regard to the relationship between Russell and Holmes?

7. How does Russell know Holmes is not happy about the evening at Ketteridge's house and what does Holmes say is the source of that irritation?

8. Describe the first meeting between Holmes and Pethering?

9. What does Holmes search for when he reaches the spot Baring-Gould marked as the last place Lady Howard's coach has been seen and why does he fail to find it?

10. What does Ketteridge say he does with his time and what does Russell realize this means about his fascination with Baskerville Hall?

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