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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) Facts.
(c) Gossip.
(d) Legends.

2. How does Holmes spend his day after the departure of Dr. Mortimer and Watson?
(a) Drinking and thinking.
(b) Smoking and thinking.
(c) Playing violin and thinking.
(d) Doing cocaine and thinking.

3. What does Dr. Mortimer call Holmes in Chapter 1?
(a) A lucky detective.
(b) The best detective in Europe.
(c) The second-best detective in Europe.
(d) The most brilliant mind of the decade.

4. What sets off the chain of events in the manuscript?
(a) Hugo kidnapped the daughter of a yeoman.
(b) Hugo sent a man to die in Grimpen Mire.
(c) Hugo killed a gypsy's dog.
(d) Hugo killed the daughter of a yeoman.

5. How does Holmes describe the walking stick?
(a) The mark of a careless, untrustworthy man.
(b) A rude gesture.
(c) A present.
(d) A visiting card from the absent-minded.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In lieu of persuading Sir Henry to avoid Baskerville Hall, what does Holmes suggest?

3. What was found near Sir Charles's body?

4. How did Dr. Mortimer deduce that Sir Charles had stood at the gate for five to ten minutes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Holmes's deductions of Dr. Mortimer from his walking-stick, and how did he arrive at them?

2. What is Hugo's evil act, as relayed in the manuscript?

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

4. What three leads turn out to be dead-ends for this case?

5. How did Holmes and Watson lose the cab that was following Sir Henry?

6. What was wrong with Holmes's deductions of Dr. Mortimer?

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

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

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

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

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