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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Watson upset at Holmes's deception?
(a) Watson believes his careful reports to Holmes have been a waste of time.
(b) Watson believes Sir Henry was put at a higher risk by Holmes's deception.
(c) Watson believes that Holmes's deception allowed the villain to get away.
(d) Watson believes Holmes was in grave danger.

2. What about the handwriting reveals to Holmes that the object originated at a hotel?
(a) The handwriting is messy, meaning someone uneducated wrote it.
(b) The handwriting is too neat to not belong to a hotel clerk.
(c) He recognized the ink.
(d) The splatters showed that the ink bottle was running dry, common for hotels but not for personal use.

3. What does Sir Henry receive the morning he meets Holmes?
(a) A letter.
(b) A walking stick.
(c) A bank note.
(d) A telegram from Canada.

4. How did the man found on the moor die?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He sank into the Grimpen Mire.
(c) He was trampled by a Devonshire pony.
(d) He was chased off a cliff.

5. What did Sir Henry discover was missing before he left to see Holmes with Dr. Mortimer?
(a) A brown boot.
(b) A brown hat.
(c) An old boot.
(d) An old suitcoat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his correspondence with Holmes, what happens the previous night that rouses Watson's suspicion?

2. What does Holmes deduce about the sender of Sir Henry's object?

3. What has excited Dr. Mortimer?

4. After hearing a man scream on the moor, what do Watson and Holmes hear next?

5. Where does Stapleton take Sir Henry and Watson in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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