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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What possible motive for Barrymore's strange behavior does Watson surmise?
(a) Watson wonders if Barrymore is trying to distract him.
(b) Watson wonders if Barrymore is trying to find the hound himself.
(c) Watson wonders if Barrymore is cheating on his wife.
(d) Watson wonders if Barrymore is attempting to rob Sir Henry.

2. What is Stapleton's profession?
(a) A barrister.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A naturalist.
(d) A professor.

3. After meeting Sir Henry for the first time, what is Holmes's initial advice to him?
(a) Holmes advises him to return home.
(b) Holmes advises him to not go to Baskerville Hall.
(c) Holmes advises him to stay with Watson in their rooms.
(d) Holmes advises Sir Henry not to be afraid.

4. What does Watson hear coming from the moor?
(a) The baying of a hound.
(b) Someone screaming.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) A mysterious, sad moan.

5. What sets off the chain of events in the manuscript?
(a) Hugo killed a gypsy's dog.
(b) Hugo kidnapped the daughter of a yeoman.
(c) Hugo sent a man to die in Grimpen Mire.
(d) Hugo killed the daughter of a yeoman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dangerous place on the moor has claimed the lives of several people and animals?

2. When Holmes and Watson arrive at the hotel, what does Sir Henry claim to have lost this time?

3. Who does Dr. Mortimer say has a beard like the man that was following them?

4. Where did Sir Charles die?

5. What does Stapleton reveal that shocks Watson?

(see the answer key)

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