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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sir Henry discover was missing before he left to see Holmes with Dr. Mortimer?
(a) An old boot.
(b) An old suitcoat.
(c) A brown boot.
(d) A brown hat.

2. How did the cabman describe the bearded man?
(a) Around thirty, dark complected, and tall.
(b) Around forty, pale, and of average height.
(c) Around sixty and gray.
(d) Around forty and of military bearing.

3. When Dr. Mortimer arrives at the rooms, what is revealed that annoys Holmes?
(a) Holmes does not appreciate the doctor just stopping in unannounced.
(b) Holmes's deductions are mostly, but not completely accurate.
(c) Holmes find the doctor to be rude.
(d) Holmes's deduction are completely wrong.

4. Who is following Sir Henry and Dr. Mortimer when they leave Holmes and Watson's rooms?
(a) A woman dressed up as a man.
(b) A man dressed up as a priest.
(c) A street urchin.
(d) A man with a possibly fake beard.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the object left behind on which Watson tries to deduce a reconstruction of the mysterious owner?

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

4. Where did Sir Charles die?

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

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