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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the cat asleep in the early part of chapter nine?
(a) On the foot of Russell's bed
(b) On the porch
(c) In front of the fire
(d) On Baring-Gould's armchair

3. What is Russell thinking of when she's thrown from her horse and begins to cry?
(a) The pain of her cold and fever
(b) The lack of useful information
(c) Her aching back
(d) Home

4. What does Russell call Baring-Gould after their first meeting?
(a) A legend and scholar
(b) Her hero
(c) A pain
(d) An old goat

5. Where did Josiah Gorton spend the afternoon before his death?
(a) At an inn
(b) At the home of Baring-Gould
(c) In a tin mine
(d) At the home of a friend

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do Holmes and Russell arrive back at Baring-Gould's house after the evening with Ketteridge?

2. Which of the following does Holmes not use when he's explaining Baring-Gould's identity to Russell upon their first meeting?

3. How many horses does Westaway say he actually saw?

4. How long have Russell and Holmes been married?

5. Where does Ketteridge say he made his fortune?

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