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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Holmes trick the hotel clerk into talking about guests who have checked in after Sir Henry?
(a) Holmes asks about Sir Henry.
(b) Holmes claims to recognize the names and was wondering if they were friends of his.
(c) Holmes distracts him while Watson looks at the registry.
(d) Holmes makes the clerk think he is asking about Sir Henry's relatives.

2. How does Hugo's captive escape?
(a) She crawled down the ivy-covered wall.
(b) She used the entrance to the yew alley.
(c) She sneaked out of his bedroom.
(d) She bribed his servant.

3. What is the result of Hugo's wild ride after the girl?
(a) Hugo is murdered by the girl's father.
(b) A hound will visit Baskerville Hall every full moon to take one of the men away.
(c) Hugo marries the girl.
(d) Hugo has his throat torn out by a large hound.

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

5. What does Sir Henry do that Holmes strongly advises against?
(a) He tried to go to the bank.
(b) He tried to track down the murderer himself.
(c) He spent an afternoon alone.
(d) He wrote to his servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Holmes spend his day after the departure of Dr. Mortimer and Watson?

2. What was found near Sir Charles's body?

3. What do Watson and Stapleton see at the bog-hole?

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

5. According to Dr. Mortimer, why did no one else notice the strange marks near the body?

(see the answer key)

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