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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 searching for Selden on the moor, what frightens both Sir Henry and Watson?
(a) They find a dead body.
(b) They hear a hound howling on the moor.
(c) They see a man sink into the Grimpen Mire.
(d) They hear someone screaming for help.

2. According to Barrymore, what is the plan for Selden?
(a) Selden will leave in a few days for South America.
(b) Selden will leave for France in a week.
(c) Selden will live alone on the moor.
(d) Selden will assume a new identity in Wales.

3. Why is Watson feeling coldly towards Frankland?
(a) He believes Frankland abused his daughter.
(b) He believes Frankland is the one stirring up rumors of the hound.
(c) He disapproves of Frankland's abandonment of his daughter.
(d) He believes Frankland had a hand in Sir Charles's death.

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

5. What does Stapleton do when he visits Baskerville Hall after Watson has followed Sir Henry?
(a) Stapleton tries to hire the Barrymores away from Sir Henry.
(b) Stapleton strikes Sir Henry for talking to his sister.
(c) Stapleton apologizes for his rudeness to Sir Henry in regards to his sister.
(d) Stapleton attempts to pay Sir Henry to leave for London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives from London to help Holmes?

2. After leaving Frankland's manor, where does Watson go?

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

4. By mid-October, what lady is beginning to preoccupy Sir Henry's thoughts, according to Watson?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Stapleton reveal about her husband?

3. Why does Laura Lyons live in Coombe Tracey?

4. What reason does Stapleton give for his objection to Sir Henry courting his sister?

5. What does the hound look like?

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

7. Why was Holmes able to recognize Stapleton's features in Hugo Baskerville?

8. What happens when Sir Henry walks out of Stapleton's house?

9. What is suspicious of Barrymore's behavior?

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

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