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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the first telegram to Holmes reveal?
(a) Barrymore appears to be in London.
(b) Barrymore appears to be at Baskerville Hall.
(c) Barrymore does not appear to be at Baskerville Hall.
(d) Barrymore appears to have left the country.

2. Where did Sir Charles die?
(a) Grimpen Mire.
(b) The entrance to his bedroom.
(c) The entrance of the yew alley.
(d) Fox Tor.

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

4. What does Holmes deduce about the sender of Sir Henry's object?
(a) The sender is highly disturbed.
(b) The sender is trying to conceal his or her's education.
(c) The sender is uneducated and trying to sound educated.
(d) The sender is not English.

5. What word is the only one not taken from a newspaper with Sir Henry's object?
(a) Moor.
(b) Henry.
(c) Hound.
(d) Baskerville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Sir Charles return to Baskerville Hall?

2. What about the handwriting reveals to Holmes that the object originated at a hotel?

3. Who is the man that brought the curse upon the Baskervilles?

4. How does Holmes go about his search for the cut-up newspaper?

5. What sets off the chain of events in the manuscript?

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