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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 Ketteridge using to cover the sounds of his "salting" the moor with gold?
(a) Thunderstorms
(b) Blasts from a mining operation
(c) Trains
(d) The rattle of Lady Howard's coach

2. According to the legend, when will Lady Howard be free to rest?
(a) After the hound has plucked every blade of grass
(b) Never
(c) After she's collected a number of souls
(d) After the moor is completely devoid of people

3. What is the snack young Samuel stops to eat on his way home from his aunt's house?
(a) Bread and cheese
(b) Roast beef
(c) Scones
(d) Peanut butter

4. What does Russell tell Holmes about the efforts to preserve the marks at the scene where Pethering's body was found?
(a) There's nothing to preserve
(b) There's a tarp over it
(c) Russell has mapped everything
(d) The inspector has taken over the scene

5. Who opens the door when Holmes and Russell return to Baring-Gould's house at the opening of chapter seven?
(a) Baring-Gould
(b) Mrs. Elliott
(c) Mr. Gorton
(d) Mr. Ketteridge

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is used to sweeten the tea served at Elizabeth Chases's house?

3. Who pushes the plunger setting off the charges Ketteridge and Scheimann planted?

4. What does Samuel Taylor say about the new owners of his farm?

5. Why does Baring-Gould say he'll write a letter in favor of Pethering's claims?

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