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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because of the convict and out of concern for the Stapletons, what did Sir Henry offer to them, which Stapleton turned down?
(a) The company of Perkins, Sir Henry's groom.
(b) The company of Sir Henry.
(c) The company of Barrymore.
(d) The company of Watson.

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

3. By mid-October, what lady is beginning to preoccupy Sir Henry's thoughts, according to Watson?
(a) Mrs. Barrymore.
(b) Laura Lyons.
(c) A yeoman's daughter.
(d) Miss Stapleton.

4. What does Watson observe that Sir Henry has inherited from his ancestors?
(a) The temper.
(b) The cruelty.
(c) The godlessness.
(d) The intelligence.

5. According to the letter to Holmes, what is the status on the escaped convict?
(a) The convict will likely be caught soon.
(b) The convict will likely turn himself in to escape the inhospitable moor.
(c) The convict has probably died out on the moors.
(d) The convict has likely escaped the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man that was killed on the moor?

2. What false theory does Watson give Stapleton about how the man died?

3. After Watson tells Holmes about his conversation with Laura Lyons, what does Holmes reveal to his partner about Miss Stapleton?

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

5. To what does Stapleton seem opposed?

(see the answer key)

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