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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. How much is Sir Henry going to inherit from Sir Charles?
(a) Nearly half a million pounds.
(b) Several hundreds of pounds.
(c) Over two million pounds.
(d) Nearly a million pounds.

4. Why do Barrymore and his wife wish to leave Baskerville Hall?
(a) They are shaken up by the death of Sir Charles.
(b) They do not care for Sir Henry.
(c) They like Sir Henry, but do not wish to serve someone who is not English.
(d) They have a better opportunity with another household.

5. What impression does Watson have of Baskerville Hall in the morning in Chapter 7?
(a) He finds it much lighter and more cheerful.
(b) He finds it to be singularly unattractive.
(c) He finds it to be just as gloomy as the night before.
(d) He finds that he does not care for it very much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holmes have Watson send up to him?

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

3. Who is Sir Charles's heir?

4. What word is the only one not taken from a newspaper with Sir Henry's object?

5. What does Holmes deduce about the sender of Sir Henry's object?

(see the answer key)

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