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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 was spread over the hound to give it a ghoulish look?
(a) Swamp water.
(b) Ink.
(c) Oil.
(d) Phosphorous.

2. While Sir Henry is being entertained in Merripit House, what do Holmes and Watson observe Stapleton doing?
(a) Stapleton goes to the Grimpen Mire.
(b) Stapleton goes to the outhouse.
(c) Stapleton is sobbing.
(d) Stapleton lets his horses loose.

3. What does Watson deduce about the candle?
(a) He realizes that Barrymore is merely trying to write in secret at night.
(b) He realizes that Barrymore is plotting to burn down Baskerville Hall.
(c) He realizes it is a signal.
(d) He realizes that Barrymore is using it to burn letters.

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

5. What is Frankland wishing to celebrate?
(a) He won a lawsuit.
(b) He won a large settlement.
(c) He has decided to reunite with his daughter.
(d) He found the hound.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sir Charles hear about Mrs. Lyons's situation?

2. Who approaches Watson and Holmes after the discovery of the body on the moor?

3. While Sir Henry is inside Merripit House, what begins to happen that Holmes fears could disrupt their plan?

4. What does Watson keep hearing from the moor?

5. After asking questions about Frankland's daughter, how does Watson distract Dr. Mortimer from asking any questions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the arrangement between Selden and the Barrymores, and how did it come to be?

3. What contributes to the dark mood around Baskerville Hall at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. Why can Holmes not arrest Stapleton?

5. Why does Stapleton appear to oppose a match between his sister and Sir Henry?

6. How did Stapleton deceive Mrs. Lyons?

7. What does Watson believe about the supernatural possibilities of the hound?

8. Why is Sir Henry upset with Watson and Holmes?

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

10. How did Holmes survive all those weeks on the moor?

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