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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Dartmoor Stables?
(a) Large barns where horses are housed
(b) Small pens where wild horses feed and can be caught
(c) The unnamed inns that dot the moor
(d) Bogs that can such a person under

2. What was the original purpose of the pit near Baring-Gould's house?
(a) Garbage disposal
(b) Water for the region
(c) A quarry
(d) A tin mine

3. What does the older lady at the farmhouse call Holmes?
(a) Sir
(b) Snoop Sherlock
(c) Master
(d) Mister

4. Who is the saint to whom Brentor Church is dedicated?
(a) Saint Peter
(b) Saint Christopher
(c) Saint Sabine
(d) Saint Michael

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

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

7. What does Russell say this herd of animals looks like?
(a) Old men
(b) Sleepy giants
(c) Wild children
(d) Prehistoric creatures

8. Where do Holmes and Russell go after their meal at the Inn at Two Bridges?
(a) To find a ride back to Baring-Gould's house
(b) To the bar
(c) To find a room
(d) To question a young girl who'd seen the hound

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

10. Which of the following does Holmes not use when he's explaining Baring-Gould's identity to Russell upon their first meeting?
(a) friend
(b) Godfather
(c) Historian
(d) Theologian

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

12. What does the telegram from Holmes indicate that Russell is supposed to bring with her to Devonshire?
(a) Boots for walking the moor
(b) A compass
(c) A copy of "The Hounds of Baskerville"
(d) Paper and pens to record their activities

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

14. What does Russell note about Mr. Ketteridge's accent?
(a) That he's decidedly English
(b) That there's a soft drawl, probably from Georgia
(c) That she can't decide where he's from
(d) That it seems American

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Holmes propose to find the names of the couple who'd seen the coach from Gibbett Hill?

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

3. What does Holmes say happened to Sir Henry's two sons?

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

5. Why does Russell say she has to walk hunched over in the rain?

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