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

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

3. How did Dr. Mortimer deduce that Sir Charles had stood at the gate for five to ten minutes?
(a) Sir Charles marked time with pebbles.
(b) He noticed that cigar ash had dropped twice.
(c) Sir Charles's watch had been smashed.
(d) He watched Sir Charles the night he died.

4. What do Sir Henry, Dr. Mortimer, and Watson discover as they travel to the moor?
(a) One of Sir Henry's neighbors has moved out.
(b) Another man has been murdered by the hound.
(c) A ghostly apparition has been appearing to people on the moor.
(d) A dangerous convict has escaped.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Holmes spend his day after the departure of Dr. Mortimer and Watson?

2. What does Sir Henry do that Holmes strongly advises against?

3. What does Dr. Mortimer read out loud to Watson and Holmes?

4. How much is Sir Henry going to inherit from Sir Charles?

5. How does Holmes describe the walking stick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Watson now suspect Barrymore is the murderer?

2. Why is Holmes disappointed in Dr. Mortimer?

3. What is the significance of the strange discovery by Sir Charles's body?

4. What is the relationship between Sir Charles and Dr. Mortimer?

5. Sir Henry uses the term "dime novel" to suggest his feelings on the whole matter. What does this say about Sir Henry?

6. Why is Watson unable to sleep soundly on his first night at Baskerville Hall?

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

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

9. What is dangerous about the Grimpen Mire?

10. Why does Holmes want Watson to report only the facts to him?

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