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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Holmes believe they're close to a farmhouse when they're caught in the thick fog?
(a) He hears a dog barking
(b) He hears cows and chickens
(c) He remembers it from the map
(d) He saw it before the fog rolled in

2. Who does Holmes say has asked him to look into an unrelated matter while he's on the moor?
(a) Miss Baskerville
(b) Baring-Gould
(c) Scotland Yard
(d) His brother

3. How much higher does Holmes say Dartmoor is than their current position?
(a) Two hundred feet
(b) A hundred feet
(c) He doesn't say
(d) Twelve hundred feet

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

5. What is Thomas Westaway doing when Holmes and Russell arrive at his farm?
(a) Working on a fence
(b) Milking a cow
(c) Having lunch
(d) Plowing

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens that makes it difficult for Holmes to be sure they're on the exact spot where Lady Howard's coach was seen?

2. What does the telegram from Holmes indicate that Russell is supposed to bring with her to Devonshire?

3. What else does Holmes say he found in Josiah Gortons cache?

4. How many children does Baring-Gould say he has?

5. How long does it take Holmes and Russell to reach Lydford?

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