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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Holmes propose to find the names of the couple who'd seen the coach from Gibbett Hill?
(a) Check with guest registries from the local inns
(b) He'll ask at a farm in the area
(c) He'll call the police
(d) He'll ask at the train station

2. Where is the cat asleep in the early part of chapter nine?
(a) On the porch
(b) On the foot of Russell's bed
(c) In front of the fire
(d) On Baring-Gould's armchair

3. What does Holmes say happened to Sir Henry's two sons?
(a) They were killed in the war
(b) They squandered their inheritance and are penniless
(c) They are both worthless
(d) They died in a hunting accident

4. What is Thomas Westaway doing when Holmes and Russell arrive at his farm?
(a) Milking a cow
(b) Working on a fence
(c) Plowing
(d) Having lunch

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

6. 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) Gold
(b) A sliver of bone
(c) A bullet
(d) Tin

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

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

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

10. How does Russell learn that Lew House is two miles north of the station?
(a) There's a man waiting to escort her
(b) Shes seen it on her map
(c) A note left by Holmes
(d) The porter tells her

11. What is the name given to the bizarre shaped rocks?
(a) Stonehenge
(b) Radonrocks
(c) Rabbits
(d) Tors

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

13. What does Russell call Baring-Gould after their first meeting?
(a) Her hero
(b) A legend and scholar
(c) An old goat
(d) A pain

14. Which of the following is a clue Holmes adds to Russell's list of sightings of Lady Howard's coach and the dog?
(a) The date the courting couple saw the dog
(b) The date the granny heard the dog scratching at the door
(c) The date Josiah Gorton was killed
(d) The date the couple saw the coach from Gibbett Hill

15. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much higher does Holmes say Dartmoor is than their current position?

2. What is the talent Holmes says Russell has kept hidden from him?

3. What is the name of Baring-Gould's wife who is buried in the churchyard?

4. How many children does Baring-Gould say he has?

5. What is the first thing Holmes does when he and Russell go inside the Drake farmhouse?

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