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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What health concern, exacerbated by the story of the hound, did Sir Charles possess?
(a) He had cancer.
(b) He had diabetes.
(c) He had the gout.
(d) He had a heart condition.

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

3. How is Holmes able to deduce the size of Dr. Mortimer's dog?
(a) Holmes sees marks of measurement on the walking stick.
(b) Holmes sees the scratch marks on the bottom of the staff.
(c) Holmes guesses.
(d) Holmes looks at the size and spacing of the teeth marks on the doctor's walking stick.

4. According to Holmes, who is actually the owner of the stick?
(a) A young, ambitious doctor.
(b) A young, unambitious doctor.
(c) An older, caring doctor.
(d) An older, incompetent doctor.

5. How does Holmes describe the walking stick?
(a) A rude gesture.
(b) The mark of a careless, untrustworthy man.
(c) A visiting card from the absent-minded.
(d) A present.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the cabman describe the bearded man?

2. Though he is described as godless, what in particular made Hugo notorious?

3. What about the incident makes Dr. Mortimer most uneasy?

4. How does Holmes check on Barrymore's location?

5. What does Holmes have Watson send up to him?

(see the answer key)

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