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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Mortimer believes that, from the marks, Sir Charles had tip-toed throughout the gravel. What does Holmes deduce from those facts?
(a) Sir Charles was actually running.
(b) Dr. Mortimer is right.
(c) A woman followed Sir Charles outside.
(d) Sir Charles was stepping carefully.

2. What does Dr. Mortimer have on him that he wants Holmes to examine?
(a) A bone.
(b) A will.
(c) A manuscript.
(d) A walking stick.

3. According to Dr. Mortimer, why did no one else notice the strange marks near the body?
(a) No one cared.
(b) Everyone was drunk.
(c) The prints were too far away.
(d) He was the only one there.

4. What does Dr. Mortimer read out loud to Watson and Holmes?
(a) The legend of the Baskerville hound.
(b) A newspaper article.
(c) Sir Charles's last will and testament.
(d) Maps of Devonshire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of Hugo's wild ride after the girl?

2. What does Holmes believe is the reason Sir Charles went out to the yew alley that night?

3. When Dr. Mortimer arrives at the rooms, what is revealed that annoys Holmes?

4. What health concern, exacerbated by the story of the hound, did Sir Charles possess?

5. How is Holmes able to deduce the size of Dr. Mortimer's dog?

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