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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about the incident makes Dr. Mortimer most uneasy?
(a) He believes he may be next.
(b) He believes the servants set up Sir Charles's murder.
(c) He believes it may be supernatural in nature.
(d) He believes the hound is haunting him.

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

3. What does Dr. Mortimer call Holmes in Chapter 1?
(a) The second-best detective in Europe.
(b) The best detective in Europe.
(c) A lucky detective.
(d) The most brilliant mind of the decade.

4. According to Watson, who is the owner of the stick?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) A middle-aged scientist.
(c) An elderly, country doctor.
(d) A young, city doctor.

5. What was found near Sir Charles's body?
(a) Blood.
(b) A dog.
(c) The footprints of a giant hound.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Baskerville curse?

2. Before the death of Sir Charles, what had appeared to people on the moor?

3. Where did Sir Charles die?

4. What did Sir Henry discover was missing before he left to see Holmes with Dr. Mortimer?

5. What does Sir Henry receive the morning he meets Holmes?

(see the answer key)

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