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

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

3. What does the postmaster inadvertently reveal to Watson?
(a) One of the neighbors has been reading Sir Charles's mail.
(b) Sir Henry has a package of mail waiting for him.
(c) The telegram was delivered to Mrs. Barrymore, not her husband.
(d) Sir Charles had a mysterious package delivered to him the day before his death.

4. How does Hugo's captive escape?
(a) She sneaked out of his bedroom.
(b) She used the entrance to the yew alley.
(c) She bribed his servant.
(d) She crawled down the ivy-covered wall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Holmes check on Barrymore's location?

2. How does Holmes spend his time before meeting with Sir Henry in the afternoon following their first meeting?

3. With whom does Miss Stapleton confuse Watson?

4. When questioned by Sir Henry about the strange sound in the night, what lie does Barrymore tell?

5. How does Holmes describe the walking stick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is dangerous about the Grimpen Mire?

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

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

10. Why is Dr. Mortimer concerned about Sir Henry's safety?

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