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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. According to Holmes and Watson's deductions, who must have sent the message of warning to Sir Henry in London?
(a) Dr. Mortimer.
(b) Stapleton.
(c) Miss Stapleton.
(d) Frankland.

2. Who is the man that was killed on the moor?
(a) Selden.
(b) Barrymore.
(c) Stapleton.
(d) Dr. Mortimer.

3. What does Holmes's discovery of the portrait reveal?
(a) Sir Henry is not a Baskerville.
(b) Hugo never existed.
(c) Sir Charles is still alive.
(d) Stapleton is a Baskerville.

4. Why is Watson glad to see Holmes after going to the stone hut?
(a) He believes he is being followed.
(b) The case is beginning to overwhelm Watson.
(c) He was worried for Holmes's safety.
(d) He is scared to walk back to Baskerville Hall alone.

5. What does Watson witness when he follows Sir Henry?
(a) Watson sees Frankland watching them on his telescope.
(b) Watson sees a pony sink into the Grimpen Mire.
(c) Watson sees an encounter between Sir Henry and Miss Stapleton, which is interrupted by Stapleton.
(d) Watson sees Sir Henry being stalked by the hound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the man on the moor staying?

2. What state is Sir Henry left in after the attack and the truth about the Stapletons is revealed?

3. What possible motive for Barrymore's strange behavior does Watson surmise?

4. How did Holmes know it was Watson in his hut?

5. According to Mrs. Lyons, what did she do the night she was to meet with Sir Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is suspicious of Barrymore's behavior?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Frankland file so many lawsuits?

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

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

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

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