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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Holmes give Westaway before leaving him?
(a) A phone number so he can call if he sees the hound again
(b) A coin and some advice about women
(c) Informaiton about how to disprove the legend of the hound
(d) A pat on the shoulder

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

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

4. What does David Schiemann say the hound is searching for?
(a) His mistress
(b) A soul
(c) His mate
(d) His master

5. Who does Russell decide needs to stand guard against the possibility of Pethering's return?
(a) Both she and Holmes
(b) Russell
(c) Holmes
(d) No one

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

7. What happens that makes it difficult for Holmes to be sure they're on the exact spot where Lady Howard's coach was seen?
(a) The map is vague
(b) They burned the map the previous night to start a fire
(c) The rain distorts the X Baring-Gould made on the map
(d) The map has been destroyed by the rain

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

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

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

11. What does Holmes have for food when he and Russell camp in the cave?
(a) Sandwiches and boiled eggs
(b) Bread and cheese
(c) Cake and water
(d) Nothing

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

13. Where does the barman say Pethering has gone?
(a) In search of gold
(b) To Baskerville Hall
(c) To Baring-Gould's house
(d) Out on the moor

14. How does Holmes say he knows Lady Blythe-Patton?
(a) He met her on the moor many years earlier
(b) He found a necklace she'd lost
(c) She grew up near his childhood home
(d) She is Baring-Gould's daughter

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Russell believe to be in the vial Holmes finds in Joshiah Gorton's cache the morning after they camp in the cave?

2. In chapter five, what does Russell say is the most extraordinary thing they've seen all day?

3. What was the original purpose of the pit near Baring-Gould's house?

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

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

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