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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Lyons wish to meet with Sir Charles so secretly?
(a) She did not want to face Barrymore.
(b) She wanted to keep her relationship a secret from her estranged husband.
(c) She wanted to avoid a scandal by meeting privately with a bachelor.
(d) She wanted to keep her friendship with Sir Charles secret from her father.

2. How did the cabman describe the bearded man?
(a) Around sixty and gray.
(b) Around thirty, dark complected, and tall.
(c) Around forty, pale, and of average height.
(d) Around forty and of military bearing.

3. What is the actual reason for Dr. Mortimer's consultation with Holmes?
(a) He wants Holmes to kill the hound.
(b) He wants Watson to get an autopsy report for Sir Charles.
(c) He fears for Sir Henry's safety if he is to go to the hall.
(d) He wants Holmes to investigate Sir Charles's will.

4. When Dr. Mortimer arrives at the rooms, what is revealed that annoys Holmes?
(a) Holmes find the doctor to be rude.
(b) Holmes's deductions are mostly, but not completely accurate.
(c) Holmes's deduction are completely wrong.
(d) Holmes does not appreciate the doctor just stopping in unannounced.

5. According to Dr. Mortimer, why did no one else notice the strange marks near the body?
(a) Everyone was drunk.
(b) No one cared.
(c) The prints were too far away.
(d) He was the only one there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Watson observe that Sir Henry has inherited from his ancestors?

3. What does Stapleton do when he visits Baskerville Hall after Watson has followed Sir Henry?

4. When Holmes and Watson arrive at the hotel, what does Sir Henry claim to have lost this time?

5. Who approaches Watson and Holmes after the discovery of the body on the moor?

(see the answer key)

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