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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Russell have to drink upon her arrival at Ketteridge's house?
(a) Wine
(b) Sherry
(c) Champagne
(d) Coffee

3. 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) A young homeless family
(d) Baring-Gould

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

5. 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 Josiah Gorton was killed
(b) The date the couple saw the coach from Gibbett Hill
(c) The date the courting couple saw the dog
(d) The date the granny heard the dog scratching at the door

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

7. What is the name of Baring-Gould's wife who is buried in the churchyard?
(a) Ginger
(b) Genevieve
(c) Gertrude
(d) Grace

8. In chapter five, what does Russell say is the most extraordinary thing they've seen all day?
(a) A tree
(b) The clear sky
(c) A car
(d) A one-eyed dog

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

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

11. How long have Holmes and Russell been on the moor when they return to Baring-Gould's house at the beginning of chapter seven?
(a) Four days
(b) Six days
(c) A week
(d) Three days

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

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

14. How many horses does Westaway say he actually saw?
(a) One
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) None

15. How often does Henry Cleave say Josiah Gorton had offered to buy him a drink?
(a) Every time they met
(b) Only when he'd found a wealthy strike of tin
(c) Only when he'd found gold
(d) Never

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the saint to whom Brentor Church is dedicated?

2. What does Russell say she's reminded of when she looks at the height of Dartmoor?

3. What does Russell say the conversation revolves around as she's leaving the room?

4. Who does Russell decide needs to stand guard against the possibility of Pethering's return?

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

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