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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 at the top of Gibbett Hill?
(a) A herd of sheep
(b) A rock formation
(c) A skeleton
(d) A quarry

2. What is the secondary case Holmes is supposed to be working while he's in Dartmoor?
(a) Searching for the source of rumors about war
(b) Checking on a military weapon
(c) Looking for a gold thief
(d) Looking for a fugitive from Scotland Yard

3. What is the name given to the bizarre shaped rocks?
(a) Tors
(b) Radonrocks
(c) Stonehenge
(d) Rabbits

4. What do Holmes and Russell have to drink when they stop at the public house in chapter three?
(a) Water
(b) Lemonade
(c) Beer
(d) Wine

5. What is the first thing Holmes does when he and Russell go inside the Drake farmhouse?
(a) Asks for tea
(b) Puts wood on the smouldering fire
(c) They don't go inside
(d) Asks if Drake killed Josiah Gorton

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is Lady Howard supposed to be seen?

2. What is served for the meal soon after Russell's arrival?

3. What does Holmes say was found on the ground near Josiah Gorton's body?

4. How much higher does Holmes say Dartmoor is than their current position?

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

(see the answer key)

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