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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. Which of the following are among the things Russell notes about Postbridge?
(a) There are three places to buy liquor and one place to eat
(b) There are two churches and a phone kiosk
(c) There are many houses in a rouch circle around the town's center
(d) There are no church buildings but there is a school

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

3. How much higher does Holmes say Dartmoor is than their current position?
(a) A hundred feet
(b) Two hundred feet
(c) He doesn't say
(d) Twelve hundred feet

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

5. What does Russell have to drink with the meal she has at Postbridge?
(a) Milk
(b) Beer
(c) Red wine
(d) Ale

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the original purpose of the pit near Baring-Gould's house?

2. What period of Baring-Gould's life does his second manuscript, "Further Reminiscences," cover?

3. What does the telegram from Holmes indicate that Russell is supposed to bring with her to Devonshire?

4. What does Schiemann say caused his outburst earlier in the evening?

5. Where did Josiah Gorton spend the afternoon before his death?

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