The Hound of the Baskervilles Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Hound of the Baskervilles Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Miss Stapleton confuse Watson?
(a) Lestrade.
(b) Frankland.
(c) Sir Henry.
(d) Sherlock Holmes.

2. What did Sir Henry discover was missing before he left to see Holmes with Dr. Mortimer?
(a) An old boot.
(b) A brown boot.
(c) An old suitcoat.
(d) A brown hat.

3. Where does chapter one take place?
(a) Canada.
(b) Wales.
(c) London.
(d) Devonshire.

4. What does Holmes believe is the reason Sir Charles went out to the yew alley that night?
(a) Sir Charles was waiting for the hound.
(b) Sir Charles was just out on a walk.
(c) Sir Charles was waiting for someone.
(d) Sir Charles wished to smoke his cigar outside.

5. What does Sir Henry do that Holmes strongly advises against?
(a) He wrote to his servants.
(b) He tried to go to the bank.
(c) He tried to track down the murderer himself.
(d) He spent an afternoon alone.

6. Why does Holmes change his mind about Sir Henry going to Baskerville Hall?
(a) Holmes knows now that Sir Henry is being followed in London.
(b) Holmes realizes that Baskerville Hall is not dangerous.
(c) Sir Henry announces that he plans to tear down Baskerville Hall.
(d) Holmes realizes Sir Henry will not get any work done in London.

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

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

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

10. What does Dr. Mortimer read out loud to Watson and Holmes?
(a) The legend of the Baskerville hound.
(b) A newspaper article.
(c) Maps of Devonshire.
(d) Sir Charles's last will and testament.

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

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

13. What does Dr. Mortimer have on him that he wants Holmes to examine?
(a) A walking stick.
(b) A bone.
(c) A will.
(d) A manuscript.

14. How does Hugo's captive escape?
(a) She crawled down the ivy-covered wall.
(b) She sneaked out of his bedroom.
(c) She used the entrance to the yew alley.
(d) She bribed his servant.

15. How does Watson know Barrymore is lying?
(a) Barrymore inadvertently admits he was out in the halls the night before.
(b) Dr. Mortimer tells Watson about where Barrymore was the night Sir Charles died.
(c) Watson notes that Mrs. Barrymore's eyes are red and swollen.
(d) Watson hears Barrymore tell his wife he heard the hound out on the moors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is following Sir Henry and Dr. Mortimer when they leave Holmes and Watson's rooms?

2. What excites Sir Henry on the journey where he cries out in delight?

3. When Dr. Mortimer arrives at the rooms, what is revealed that annoys Holmes?

4. How does Holmes go about his search for the cut-up newspaper?

5. Dr. Mortimer believes that, from the marks, Sir Charles had tip-toed throughout the gravel. What does Holmes deduce from those facts?

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