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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Frankland wishing to celebrate?
(a) He has decided to reunite with his daughter.
(b) He won a lawsuit.
(c) He found the hound.
(d) He won a large settlement.

2. 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 hear a hound howling on the moor.
(c) They hear someone screaming for help.
(d) They find a dead body.

3. Because of the convict and out of concern for the Stapletons, what did Sir Henry offer to them, which Stapleton turned down?
(a) The company of Barrymore.
(b) The company of Perkins, Sir Henry's groom.
(c) The company of Sir Henry.
(d) The company of Watson.

4. What sort of business did the people on the moor help L.L. set up?
(a) A veterinarian clinic.
(b) A dogbreeding business.
(c) A typewriting business.
(d) A branch of a legislative firm.

5. How did the man found on the moor die?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He was chased off a cliff.
(c) He was trampled by a Devonshire pony.
(d) He sank into the Grimpen Mire.

6. To what does Stapleton seem opposed?
(a) He appears to be opposed to all the constables in the area.
(b) He appears to be opposed to walking on the moor alone.
(c) He appears to disapprove of the growing affection between his sister and Sir Henry.
(d) He appears to be opposed to Sir Henry's Americanisms.

7. What do Sir Henry and Watson do to entrap Barrymore?
(a) They trick Barrymore into coming outside with them at night.
(b) They have Dr. Mortimer follow Barrymore around for a day.
(c) They ask Mrs. Barrymore what her husband's habits are at night.
(d) They stay up all night until they hear him come to the window with a candle.

8. What does Watson find in the stone hut that pertains to him?
(a) He finds his brand of cigarettes.
(b) He finds a note that details his whereabouts for the day.
(c) He finds his old overcoat.
(d) He finds his letters to Holmes.

9. What is Mr. Frankland's favorite pastime?
(a) Litigation.
(b) Writing.
(c) Praying.
(d) Charity work.

10. Where is the man on the moor staying?
(a) The stone huts on the hillside.
(b) Fox Tor.
(c) A tin miner's hut.
(d) The Grimpen Mire.

11. Where does Stapleton take Sir Henry and Watson in Chapter 8?
(a) Hound's Tor.
(b) The place where the convict is believed to have been last seen.
(c) The area where, according to the story, Hugo Baskerville was killed.
(d) The Grimpen Mire.

12. By mid-October, what lady is beginning to preoccupy Sir Henry's thoughts, according to Watson?
(a) Laura Lyons.
(b) Miss Stapleton.
(c) Mrs. Barrymore.
(d) A yeoman's daughter.

13. What does Mrs. Lyons credit to Sir Charles?
(a) Sir Charles helped her procure her divorce.
(b) Sir Charles single-handedly saved the church from going under.
(c) Sir Charles dispelled the rumors going around about her.
(d) Sir Charles helped her start her business and kept her on her feet.

14. What does Watson believe is the identity of the man on the moor?
(a) The convict.
(b) The man who followed Sir Henry in London.
(c) Stapleton on the hunt for moths.
(d) Barrymore sneaking out to see his brother-in-law.

15. On the moor, what does Watson find himself unable to do?
(a) Leave a hurt animal behind.
(b) Go further into the Grimpen Mire.
(c) Shoot the unarmed convict.
(d) Reassure Sir Henry that the hound is not real.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barrymore tell Watson about the mysterious man on the moor?

2. Why did Mrs. Lyons wish to meet with Sir Charles so secretly?

3. After leaving Frankland's manor, where does Watson go?

4. What revelation upsets Laura Lyons?

5. What sort of dog is the hound?

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