View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the postmaster inadvertently reveal to Watson?
(a) The telegram was delivered to Mrs. Barrymore, not her husband.
(b) One of the neighbors has been reading Sir Charles's mail.
(c) Sir Henry has a package of mail waiting for him.
(d) Sir Charles had a mysterious package delivered to him the day before his death.

2. How does Holmes check on Barrymore's location?
(a) Holmes sends a package to Baskerville Hall.
(b) Holmes has a friend watch Baskerville Hall.
(c) Holmes asks the neighbors if they have seen Barrymore.
(d) He sends a telegram for him to Baskerville Hall that requires an immediate response.

3. What was found near Sir Charles's body?
(a) A gun.
(b) Blood.
(c) A dog.
(d) The footprints of a giant hound.

4. When Holmes and Watson arrive at the hotel, what does Sir Henry claim to have lost this time?
(a) A black hat.
(b) A black boot.
(c) A pipe.
(d) An overcoat.

5. What does Watson observe that Sir Henry has inherited from his ancestors?
(a) The cruelty.
(b) The intelligence.
(c) The temper.
(d) The godlessness.

6. What does Sir Henry receive the morning he meets Holmes?
(a) A walking stick.
(b) A letter.
(c) A telegram from Canada.
(d) A bank note.

7. How was Holmes able to tell what newspaper the words came from?
(a) The date was on one of the words.
(b) He found the cut-up newspaper.
(c) The font.
(d) The color of the newsprint.

8. 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.

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

10. 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.

11. What is a favored study of Dr. Mortimer?
(a) Theater.
(b) Art.
(c) The study of skull formations.
(d) The study of the human hand.

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

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

14. What is Sir Henry's opinion of Baskerville Hall?
(a) He finds it to be stifling.
(b) He finds it to be too big.
(c) He finds it gloomy.
(d) He finds it cheerful.

15. What does Holmes have Watson send up to him?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) His violin.
(d) Cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Miss Stapleton tell Watson when she first meets him on the moor?

3. While Watson is in Baskerville Hall, what is the only thing he is to report to Holmes?

4. How does Watson know Barrymore is lying?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 723 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample