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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Holmes, who must Watson focus on as suspects?
(a) Dr. Mortimer and his friends.
(b) Sir Henry's servants and neighbors.
(c) Sir Henry's heirs.
(d) The people in Coombe Tracy.

2. What is the Baskerville curse?
(a) Any descendent of the Baskervilles is to never cross the moor at night, though several have died violently.
(b) A hound will visit Baskerville Hall every full moon to take one of the men away.
(c) The hound will avenge the death of any Baskerville.
(d) The Baskervilles are cursed to turn into hounds if they become like Hugo.

3. Though he is described as godless, what in particular made Hugo notorious?
(a) He frequently abandoned people for dead on the moor.
(b) His scarred face.
(c) He beat a man to death for looking at him wrong.
(d) His cruel humor.

4. What does Watson hear coming from the moor?
(a) A mysterious, sad moan.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) The baying of a hound.
(d) Someone screaming.

5. Before the death of Sir Charles, what had appeared to people on the moor?
(a) The hound.
(b) A mysterious man on the moor.
(c) A carriage.
(d) Fog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stapleton's profession?

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

3. After meeting Sir Henry for the first time, what is Holmes's initial advice to him?

4. What does Sir Henry receive the morning he meets Holmes?

5. What sort of accent does Sir Henry possess?

(see the answer key)

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