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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. What does the telegram from Holmes indicate that Russell is supposed to bring with her to Devonshire?
(a) A compass
(b) Paper and pens to record their activities
(c) Boots for walking the moor
(d) A copy of "The Hounds of Baskerville"

2. What does Holmes say the military have learned about "the next war?"
(a) That the main enemy will be Germany
(b) That it will begin shortly
(c) That the main enemy will not be Germany
(d) That it will be won by technology

3. 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 ask at the train station
(c) He'll ask at a farm in the area
(d) He'll call the police

4. What kind of lights does Holmes say the young people saw on what they believed to be Lady Howard's coach?
(a) Old-fashioned lanterns
(b) Flashlights
(c) None
(d) Only a faint glow

5. What term does Russell use to compare Dartmoor to the Palestinian desert?
(a) An oasis
(b) A green desert
(c) A lost world
(d) A wet desert

Short Answer Questions

1. What is at the top of Gibbett Hill?

2. Which of the following are among the things Russell notes about Postbridge?

3. What period of Baring-Gould's life does his second manuscript, "Further Reminiscences," cover?

4. Which of the following items does Russell say she's afraid someone will ask her to take along?

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

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