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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Dartmoor Stables?
(a) The unnamed inns that dot the moor
(b) Bogs that can such a person under
(c) Large barns where horses are housed
(d) Small pens where wild horses feed and can be caught

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

3. What time do Holmes and Russell arrive back at Baring-Gould's house after the evening with Ketteridge?
(a) After two in the morning
(b) After nine in the evening
(c) After ten in the evening
(d) After midnight

4. What does Russell note about Mr. Ketteridge's accent?
(a) That he's decidedly English
(b) That she can't decide where he's from
(c) That there's a soft drawl, probably from Georgia
(d) That it seems American

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the older lady at the farmhouse call Holmes?

2. Why does Russell say she has to walk hunched over in the rain?

3. How many miles does Russell have to cover in order to reach the inn at Tavistock?

4. What color is the umbrella Holmes provides for Russell as they're leaving for Ketteridge's house?

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

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