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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dr. Mortimer deduce that Sir Charles had stood at the gate for five to ten minutes?
(a) He noticed that cigar ash had dropped twice.
(b) Sir Charles's watch had been smashed.
(c) He watched Sir Charles the night he died.
(d) Sir Charles marked time with pebbles.

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

3. What is a favored study of Dr. Mortimer?
(a) Art.
(b) The study of skull formations.
(c) The study of the human hand.
(d) Theater.

4. What is the object left behind on which Watson tries to deduce a reconstruction of the mysterious owner?
(a) A walking stick.
(b) A boot.
(c) A hat.
(d) A notebook.

5. How does Holmes relax after his day of thinking?
(a) He does cocaine.
(b) He plays the violin.
(c) He drinks some brandy.
(d) He smokes his pipe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the address of the rooms that Watson and Holmes share?

2. What would Dr. Mortimer like to do?

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

4. Why did Sir Charles return to Baskerville Hall?

5. Dr. Mortimer believes that, from the marks, Sir Charles had tip-toed throughout the gravel. What does Holmes deduce from those facts?

(see the answer key)

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