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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. After hearing a man scream on the moor, what do Watson and Holmes hear next?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) A carriage rattling behind them.
(c) A woman sobbing.
(d) The baying of the hound.

2. What sort of business did the people on the moor help L.L. set up?
(a) A veterinarian clinic.
(b) A typewriting business.
(c) A branch of a legislative firm.
(d) A dogbreeding business.

3. What false theory does Watson give Stapleton about how the man died?
(a) Watson says that the man probably snapped from anxiety and exposure to the elements and ran off the cliff.
(b) Watson says that the man shot himself.
(c) Watson says the man intentionally jumped in the Grimpen Mire.
(d) Watson says the man likely fell days earlier and died from exposure.

4. Watson tells Sir Henry that the postmaster claims that the telegram was actually delivered to Mrs. Barrymore, and Barrymore himself was nowhere in sight. When Sir Henry questions his servant, what does Barrymore reveal to Sir Henry?
(a) Barrymore admits that his wife answered the telegram in his stead.
(b) Barrymore admits that he has been walking the halls at night.
(c) Barrymore admits that he sent Sir Henry the warning letter.
(d) Barrymore admits that he was the man in London.

5. After Watson tells Holmes about his conversation with Laura Lyons, what does Holmes reveal to his partner about Miss Stapleton?
(a) She is the murderer.
(b) She is actually Stapleton's wife.
(c) She is Frankland's daughter.
(d) She is actually Stapleton's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives from London to help Holmes?

2. What is Frankland wishing to celebrate?

3. According to Barrymore, what is the plan for Selden?

4. What is Mr. Frankland's favorite pastime?

5. What does Sir Henry do when Barrymore refuses to answer his questions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Watson's impressions of the stone hut?

2. What is Mrs. Lyons's relationship to Sir Charles?

3. Why does Watson refer to Mr. Frankland as much needed "comic relief?"

4. What are Watson's impressions of the mysterious figure he sees on the tor?

5. Why did Barrymore not tell anyone about the burnt letter?

6. Why does Frankland file so many lawsuits?

7. According to Mrs. Barrymore, how did Selden become the man he is?

8. Why did the hound and the men mistake Selden for Sir Henry?

9. Why can Holmes not arrest Stapleton?

10. What are Holmes's instructions to Cartwright and why is it significant?

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