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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Watson's impression of Miss Stapleton?
(a) He finds her to be very humorous.
(b) He finds her off-putting.
(c) He finds her to be beautiful and out of place.
(d) He finds her to be very plain and sturdy.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a favored study of Dr. Mortimer?

2. How does Holmes spend his time before meeting with Sir Henry in the afternoon following their first meeting?

3. Why is Sir Henry saddened at the thought of losing the Barrymores?

4. What does Sir Henry do that Holmes strongly advises against?

5. How does Holmes relax after his day of thinking?

(see the answer key)

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