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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the young couple from that swore they'd seen Lady Howard's coach from Gibbett Hill?
(a) Mary Tavy
(b) London
(c) America
(d) Lew Trenchard

3. Why does Baring-Gould say he'll write a letter in favor of Pethering's claims?
(a) He's scared Baring-Gould with his threats
(b) He has a child and wife to feed
(c) He needs the letter to advance his studies
(d) He's probably right

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. What is the marker that had been originally erected to direct pilgims?
(a) A cross
(b) A rock
(c) An arrow
(d) A statue

6. What does Russell wear down to breakfast?
(a)
(b) Trousers, despite what Baring-Gould might think
(c)
(d) A dress to appease Baring-Gould

7. What is the secondary case Holmes is supposed to be working while he's in Dartmoor?
(a) Looking for a fugitive from Scotland Yard
(b) Checking on a military weapon
(c) Searching for the source of rumors about war
(d) Looking for a gold thief

8. How long does it take Holmes and Russell to reach Lydford?
(a) An hour
(b) Three hours
(c) All afternoon
(d) All day

9. What do Holmes and Russell have to drink when they stop at the public house in chapter three?
(a) Beer
(b) Water
(c) Wine
(d) Lemonade

10. What are Baring-Gould and Holmes doing when Russell arrives downstairs in chapter three?
(a) Drinking coffee
(b) Looking at a map
(c) They're outside, listening
(d) Eating

11. What is it that gets spilled on Russell during dinner?
(a) Wine
(b) Gravy
(c) Coffee
(d) Soup

12. Where does Russell spend the afternoon near the end of chapter nine?
(a) In the study
(b) In her room
(c) In the churchyard
(d) On the moor

13. What is Russell doing when Holmes announces that it's time to leave for Mr. Ketteridge's house?
(a) Reading a book
(b) Sleeping
(c) Eating
(d) Taking a bath

14. What does Russell believe to be in the vial Holmes finds in Joshiah Gorton's cache the morning after they camp in the cave?
(a) A bullet
(b) Tin
(c) A sliver of bone
(d) Gold

15. What does Russell find on her dinner tray after her bath?
(a) Soup, rolls, cheese, a tart and an apple
(b) Soup and rolls
(c) Soup anc cheese
(d) Soup and a tart

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is Lady Howard supposed to be seen?

2. Who opens the door when Holmes and Russell return to Baring-Gould's house at the opening of chapter seven?

3. How long does Baring-Gould say he's been on the moor?

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

5. Where do Holmes and Russell go after their meal at the Inn at Two Bridges?

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