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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Holmes propose to find the names of the couple who'd seen the coach from Gibbett Hill?
(a) Check with guest registries from the local inns
(b) He'll call the police
(c) He'll ask at a farm in the area
(d) He'll ask at the train station

2. Where does Holmes drop his hat and gloves?
(a) On the bed
(b) On a table
(c) On the sofa
(d) In a chair

3. What is the talent Holmes says Russell has kept hidden from him?
(a) The ability to dance an Irish jib
(b) The ability to play the tin whistle
(c) The ability to sing traditional ballads
(d) The ability to drink the locals under the table

4. Where is the young couple from that swore they'd seen Lady Howard's coach from Gibbett Hill?
(a) Mary Tavy
(b) Lew Trenchard
(c) America
(d) London

5. What is the injury the horse sustains on the way back to Lew Trenchard?
(a) A pulled muscle
(b) A bleeding leg
(c) A scrap to his side
(d) A broken leg

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baring-Gould say is his relationship to Holmes?

2. Who is Henry Cleave waiting for when Holmes and Russell arrive at his house?

3. How often does Henry Cleave say Josiah Gorton had offered to buy him a drink?

4. What was Baring-Gould's mother's name?

5. What does Russell ask from the maid who is just outside the bathroom?

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