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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 Holmes deduce about the sender of Sir Henry's object?
(a) The sender is trying to conceal his or her's education.
(b) The sender is not English.
(c) The sender is uneducated and trying to sound educated.
(d) The sender is highly disturbed.

2. What does Watson hear alone at night in Chapter 6?
(a) Mice in the attic.
(b) A woman sobbing.
(c) A hound baying.
(d) Sir Henry having a nightmare.

3. According to Holmes, who must Watson focus on as suspects?
(a) Sir Henry's servants and neighbors.
(b) Sir Henry's heirs.
(c) Dr. Mortimer and his friends.
(d) The people in Coombe Tracy.

4. What does Miss Stapleton tell Watson when she first meets him on the moor?
(a) She tells him she knows Sherlock Holmes is around.
(b) She tells him she is going to kill herself in three nights.
(c) She tells him she knows who killed Sir Charles.
(d) She tells him to return to London.

5. What is the object left behind on which Watson tries to deduce a reconstruction of the mysterious owner?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A boot.
(c) A walking stick.
(d) A hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the death of Sir Charles, what had appeared to people on the moor?

2. What sets off the chain of events in the manuscript?

3. What do Sir Henry, Dr. Mortimer, and Watson discover as they travel to the moor?

4. What about the incident makes Dr. Mortimer most uneasy?

5. What name did the bearded man who followed Sir Henry give the cabman?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Holmes go into complete seclusion for the rest of the day?

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

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

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

9. Who is Selden and why is he significant to everyone?

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

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