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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 17.

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. According to Baring-Gould, what did the young courting couple claim to be doing when they sighted Lady Howard's coach?
(a) Lying beside a wall
(b) Walking along a path
(c) Sitting in the loft of a barn
(d) Sitting on top of a wall

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

4. What color is the umbrella Holmes provides for Russell as they're leaving for Ketteridge's house?
(a) Blue
(b) Yellow
(c) Black
(d) Green

5. What is it in one of the rooms that reminds Russell of Moroccan architecture?
(a) Silk furniture in brilliant colors
(b) An ornamental fire pit
(c) Plants
(d) Pillows on a couch

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the original purpose of the Princetown Prison?

2. Which of the following items does Russell say she's afraid someone will ask her to take along?

3. Which of the following is a clue Holmes adds to Russell's list of sightings of Lady Howard's coach and the dog?

4. How many stories of sightings of the coach does Russell hear during the day of questioning in chapter eleven?

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

(see the answer key)

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