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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Stapleton's profession?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A professor.
(c) A naturalist.
(d) A barrister.

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

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

5. What sort of accent does Sir Henry possess?
(a) English.
(b) American.
(c) Irish.
(d) Welsh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Stapleton reveal that shocks Watson?

3. How does Hugo's captive escape?

4. Who is the man that brought the curse upon the Baskervilles?

5. What word is the only one not taken from a newspaper with Sir Henry's object?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Watson say that Sir Henry appears to have inherited the Baskerville temper?

2. What is the point of sending a telegram to Barrymore?

3. Why does Holmes discount the idea that one of Sir Henry's heirs or relatives wants him dead?

4. Based on Watson's examination of the walking-stick, how does he describe Dr. Mortimer?

5. What is significant about the letter being made up of words from the London Times?

6. What is significant about the fact that Mrs. Barrymore received the telegram instead of her husband?

7. How does Dr. Mortimer view Holmes and why?

8. What is significant about Holmes's deduction that Sir Charles was actually running?

9. Why is the reappearance of Sir Henry's brown boot a mystery?

10. What is dangerous about the Grimpen Mire?

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