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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. Who is Henry Cleave waiting for when Holmes and Russell arrive at his house?
(a) His girlfriend
(b) The doctor
(c) His wife
(d) Josiah Gorton

2. What is Jacob Drew's occupation?
(a) He's a mechanic
(b) He owns a bar
(c) He's a cook
(d) He's a bartender

3. What do Holmes and Russell have to eat when they stop at the public house in chapter three?
(a) Bread and cheese
(b) Turtle soup and boiled cabbage
(c) Sandwiches
(d) Leek soup and game pie

4. Where does Baring-Gould say he's heard the song about the ghostly carriage?
(a) His childhood nurse
(b) He made it up
(c) His mother
(d) The young couple

5. What is the talent Holmes says Russell has kept hidden from him?
(a) The ability to sing traditional ballads
(b) The ability to drink the locals under the table
(c) The ability to dance an Irish jib
(d) The ability to play the tin whistle

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the legend, when will Lady Howard be free to rest?

2. How does Russell learn that Lew House is two miles north of the station?

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

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

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?

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