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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What health concern, exacerbated by the story of the hound, did Sir Charles possess?
(a) He had the gout.
(b) He had a heart condition.
(c) He had cancer.
(d) He had diabetes.

2. What does Miss Stapleton tell Watson when she first meets him on the moor?
(a) She tells him she knows Sherlock Holmes is around.
(b) She tells him she is going to kill herself in three nights.
(c) She tells him to return to London.
(d) She tells him she knows who killed Sir Charles.

3. While searching for Selden on the moor, what frightens both Sir Henry and Watson?
(a) They see a man sink into the Grimpen Mire.
(b) They find a dead body.
(c) They hear a hound howling on the moor.
(d) They hear someone screaming for help.

4. What occurs in Chapter 15?
(a) Sir Henry dies.
(b) Watson fosters the hound.
(c) Holmes recounts the case.
(d) Stapleton resurfaces.

5. What does Barrymore tell Watson about the mysterious man on the moor?
(a) Selden believes he is an appartion.
(b) Selden had informed his brother-in-law that the man has a young boy bringing him what he needs.
(c) Selden reports that the man is a foreigner.
(d) Selden sees a young woman frequently going to vsiti the man with supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possibility does Holmes rule out when he discovers that Henry does not have a will?

2. What about the letter of warning to Sir Henry made Holmes realize a woman was involved?

3. Who is the man on the moor?

4. According to Watson, who is the owner of the stick?

5. What is Watson's impression of Miss Stapleton?

(see the answer key)

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