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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Dr. Mortimer like to do?
(a) Study Holmes's skull.
(b) Write a letter to Holmes.
(c) Take Holmes and Watson to dinner.
(d) Play violin with Holmes.

2. What is the address of the rooms that Watson and Holmes share?
(a) 221 B Baker Street.
(b) 112 A Devonshire Boulevard.
(c) 221 South London Street.
(d) 221 B Butcher Avenue.

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

4. How does Hugo's captive escape?
(a) She crawled down the ivy-covered wall.
(b) She bribed his servant.
(c) She used the entrance to the yew alley.
(d) She sneaked out of his bedroom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dr. Mortimer deduce that Sir Charles had stood at the gate for five to ten minutes?

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

3. Who is Sir Charles's heir?

4. What does Dr. Mortimer read out loud to Watson and Holmes?

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

(see the answer key)

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