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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 is the herd of animals Holmes and Russell meet on the way to Mary Tavy?
(a) Sheep
(b) Ponies
(c) Cattle
(d) Goats

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

3. Why does Russell say she has to walk hunched over in the rain?
(a) The keep the wind out of her face
(b) To make it clear to Holmes that she's miserable
(c) To keep the rain off her glasses
(d) To keep the rain out of her collar

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

5. What does Russell say this herd of animals looks like?
(a) Wild children
(b) Old men
(c) Prehistoric creatures
(d) Sleepy giants

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Russell believe to be in the vial Holmes finds in Joshiah Gorton's cache the morning after they camp in the cave?

2. What does Russell say she's reminded of when she looks at the height of Dartmoor?

3. What do Holmes and Russell have to drink when they stop at the public house in chapter three?

4. What is the farmer doing when Holmes and Russell reach the farmhouse after being caught in the fog?

5. What does Russell smell when she wakes after a night of drinking with the locals?

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