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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 26, Author's Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the horse Russell takes for her trip onto the moor?
(a) Red
(b) Beauty
(c) Buck
(d) Paint

2. What was the original purpose of the Princetown Prison?
(a) To house prisoners during the Napoleonic War
(b) To house the insane around 1800
(c) To house orphans during World War I
(d) To house widows during the famine

3. Which of the following was among the items found in Pethering's bag?
(a) A suit
(b) A textbook from the class he taught
(c) A pair of hiking boots
(d) A letter from an aunt

4. What is served for the meal soon after Russell's arrival?
(a) Custard pie and steak
(b) Kidney pie and pudding
(c) Fish, rabbit and soup
(d) Turtle soup and greens

5. What does Russell say she did during her train ride to the moor?
(a) Read
(b) Slept
(c) Talked to a young mother and child
(d) Studied the maps of the area

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Holmes eating when Russell joins him in the Inn at Two Bridges in chapter six?

2. Who does Russell decide needs to stand guard against the possibility of Pethering's return?

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

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

5. What term does Russell use to compare Dartmoor to the Palestinian desert?

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