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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. Why did Mrs. Lyons wish to meet with Sir Charles on the night of his death?
(a) She was hoping that he would give his blessing to her divorce.
(b) She wished to warn him.
(c) She was hoping that he would propose to her.
(d) She needed his help and he was going to be away to London for a long time.

2. What possible motive for Barrymore's strange behavior does Watson surmise?
(a) Watson wonders if Barrymore is trying to distract him.
(b) Watson wonders if Barrymore is trying to find the hound himself.
(c) Watson wonders if Barrymore is cheating on his wife.
(d) Watson wonders if Barrymore is attempting to rob Sir Henry.

3. 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 dogbreeding business.
(d) A branch of a legislative firm.

4. Why is the woman who wrote the letter to Sir Charles estranged from her family?
(a) She divorced her husband.
(b) She had a child out of wedlock.
(c) She married without her father's consent.
(d) She did not wish to be a traditional housewife.

5. Who is bringing Holmes supplies at the hut?
(a) Sir Henry.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Cartwright.
(d) Lestrade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What false theory does Watson give Stapleton about how the man died?

2. To what does Stapleton seem opposed?

3. While searching for Selden on the moor, what frightens both Sir Henry and Watson?

4. How does Mr. Frankland spend his time when at home?

5. After learning that Mrs. Barrymore answered the telegram for her husband, what does Watson observe about the lady?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Watson hurt about Holmes's deception?

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

3. What is significant about the discovery of Sir Henry's boot in Grimpen Mire?

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

5. Why can Holmes not arrest Stapleton?

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

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

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

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

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

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