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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Mortimer read out loud to Watson and Holmes?
(a) Maps of Devonshire.
(b) Sir Charles's last will and testament.
(c) The legend of the Baskerville hound.
(d) A newspaper article.

2. What possibility does Holmes rule out when he discovers that Henry does not have a will?
(a) Holmes decides that there is no murderer.
(b) Holmes realizes that Sir Henry may be the murderer.
(c) Holmes decides that one of Henry's heirs could not be the culprit.
(d) Holmes decides that one of Henry's heirs is the culprit.

3. What excites Sir Henry on the journey where he cries out in delight?
(a) He sees a beautiful woman.
(b) He is excited to be back in Devonshire.
(c) He sees the moor people welcoming him to Baskerville Hall.
(d) He sees a herd of wild ponies running over the moor.

4. Why is Sir Henry saddened at the thought of losing the Barrymores?
(a) He believes it is his fault they are leaving.
(b) He does not know how to serve himself.
(c) He thinks they are overreacting to Sir Charles's death.
(d) The Barrymores have served his family for generations.

5. What about the handwriting reveals to Holmes that the object originated at a hotel?
(a) The splatters showed that the ink bottle was running dry, common for hotels but not for personal use.
(b) The handwriting is messy, meaning someone uneducated wrote it.
(c) The handwriting is too neat to not belong to a hotel clerk.
(d) He recognized the ink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sir Henry, Dr. Mortimer, and Watson discover as they travel to the moor?

2. Though he is described as godless, what in particular made Hugo notorious?

3. How does Holmes check on Barrymore's location?

4. What is the actual reason for Dr. Mortimer's consultation with Holmes?

5. What does the postmaster inadvertently reveal to Watson?

(see the answer key)

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