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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day is Lady Howard supposed to be seen?
(a) Just before sunset
(b) Just before dawn
(c) Just after sunset
(d) After midnight

2. Who does Russell say joins her and Holmes for tea when they return to Baring-Gould's manor?
(a) No one
(b) Baring-Gould and Mrs. Elliot
(c) Baring-Gould
(d) A young homeless family

3. What does Holmes say the military have learned about "the next war?"
(a) That the main enemy will be Germany
(b) That it will be won by technology
(c) That it will begin shortly
(d) That the main enemy will not be Germany

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

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

6. What is Holmes eating when Russell joins him in the Inn at Two Bridges in chapter six?
(a) Leek soup
(b) Partridge pie
(c) Roast beef
(d) Scones and cream

7. What does Holmes say is the only true rumor circulating on the moor at the moment?
(a) A man sacrificing a ram and drinking its blood
(b) A girl ravished and dismembered
(c) The death of a tin miner
(d) An old woman drowned in a stream

8. Where does Holmes drop his hat and gloves?
(a) On the bed
(b) On a table
(c) On the sofa
(d) In a chair

9. What is Jacob Drew's occupation?
(a) He's a cook
(b) He's a mechanic
(c) He's a bartender
(d) He owns a bar

10. What is the herd of animals Holmes and Russell meet on the way to Mary Tavy?
(a) Ponies
(b) Goats
(c) Sheep
(d) Cattle

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

12. What does Holmes say was found on the ground near Josiah Gorton's body?
(a) A note
(b) Footprints of a large dog
(c) Gold nuggets
(d) A bloody knife

13. How many children does Baring-Gould say he has?
(a) None
(b) Five
(c) Eight
(d) Fifteen

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

15. Where does Ketteridge say he made his fortune?
(a) The drygoods business
(b) The stock market
(c) Alaska goldfields
(d) California goldfields

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the secondary case Holmes is supposed to be working while he's in Dartmoor?

2. Why is Holmes angry on the way to Ketteridge's house?

3. What is it in one of the rooms that reminds Russell of Moroccan architecture?

4. What does Russell wear down to breakfast?

5. What is the marker that had been originally erected to direct pilgims?

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