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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dr. Mortimer say has a beard like the man that was following them?
(a) Anthony, Sir Charles's groom.
(b) Barrymore, Sir Charles's butler.
(c) Barrymore's brother.
(d) Frankland, one of the Baskerville neighbors.

2. While Watson is in Baskerville Hall, what is the only thing he is to report to Holmes?
(a) Facts.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Theories.
(d) Legends.

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

4. What do Watson and Stapleton see at the bog-hole?
(a) A skeleton.
(b) A boot.
(c) A pony is slowly sinking into the mire.
(d) A hound.

5. Who is following Sir Henry and Dr. Mortimer when they leave Holmes and Watson's rooms?
(a) A man dressed up as a priest.
(b) A street urchin.
(c) A woman dressed up as a man.
(d) A man with a possibly fake beard.

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

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

8. What does C.C.H (engraved on the stick) stand for?
(a) Charing Court Hospital.
(b) Christian Cross Hospital.
(c) Charing Cross Hospital.
(d) Christian Care Hospital.

9. What possibility does Holmes rule out when he discovers that Henry does not have a will?
(a) Holmes decides that one of Henry's heirs is the culprit.
(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 there is no murderer.

10. Who is the man that brought the curse upon the Baskervilles?
(a) Charles Baskerville.
(b) Hank Baskerville.
(c) Henry Baskerville.
(d) Hugo Baskerville.

11. What is the result of Hugo's wild ride after the girl?
(a) Hugo is murdered by the girl's father.
(b) Hugo has his throat torn out by a large hound.
(c) A hound will visit Baskerville Hall every full moon to take one of the men away.
(d) Hugo marries the girl.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After questioning Dr. Mortimer about the discovery of Sir Charles's body, what is Holmes annoyed about?

2. How was Holmes able to tell what newspaper the words came from?

3. What does Watson hear alone at night in Chapter 6?

4. What about the incident makes Dr. Mortimer most uneasy?

5. Why is Sir Henry saddened at the thought of losing the Barrymores?

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