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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What's in the trunk of the car on the day Holmes and Russell take Baring-Gould onto the moor one last time?
(a) Blankets and cushions
(b) A picnic lunch
(c) Books
(d) Nothing

2. Who is Mycroft?
(a) Holmes' brother
(b) Baring-Gould's son
(c) The constable
(d) Russell's brother

3. What was the original purpose of the Princetown Prison?
(a) To house prisoners during the Napoleonic War
(b) To house orphans during World War I
(c) To house the insane around 1800
(d) To house widows during the famine

4. How old was Baring-Gould when he died?
(a) Eighty-four
(b) Eighty
(c) Eighty-nine
(d) Ninety

5. Who joins Russell for dinner the night after Pethering's body is discovered?
(a) Baring-Gould
(b) Holmes
(c) No one
(d) The constable

6. What does Russell have to drink with the meal she has at Postbridge?
(a) Ale
(b) Red wine
(c) Milk
(d) Beer

7. What weapon is Russell carrying when she and Holmes go onto the moor in search of Ketteridge and Schiemann?
(a) A handful of grenades
(b) A shotgun
(c) A pistol
(d) A knife

8. What day are Russell and Holmes supposed to meet back at Lew House?
(a) Wednesday
(b) Monday
(c) Thursday
(d) Tuesday

9. How many of the people at the inn at the beginning of chapter eleven know who Russell is?
(a) No one
(b) All of them
(c) Only three or four
(d) Only the manager

10. Which of the following items does Russell say she's afraid someone will ask her to take along?
(a) A letter of introduction
(b) A quarter in case she needs to make a phone call
(c) A butterfly net
(d) An extra map

11. Where is Wheal Betsy located?
(a) Just south of Mary Tavy
(b) Just north of Mary Tavy
(c) Just west of Mary Tavy
(d) At the foot of Gibbett Hill

12. What does Baring-Gould say is the reason it's difficult to keep bees on the moor?
(a) The wind
(b) The lengthy winter
(c) The constant rain
(d) The lack of flowers

13. What does Miss Baskerville say happened to strengthen her resolve to find a tenant for Baskerville Hall?
(a) Pipes burst
(b) She planned to marry
(c) The war began
(d) Tax laws became very expensive

14. What does Inspector Fyfe say the coroner found in Pethering's stomach?
(a) Egg and bread
(b) Roast beef, corn and potatoes
(c) Gold flakes
(d) Nothing, indicating that he hadn't eaten recently

15. What does Ketteridge say prompted that toast?
(a) He has inherited a great deal of money
(b) He is pleased to see Russell
(c) He has discovered gold on the moor
(d) He has a buyer for Baskerville Hall

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to make Holmes and Russell change their minds about which night they should go onto the moor to try to catch Ketteridge and Schiemann salting the gold?

2. What was Baring-Gould's mother's name?

3. What is Tiggy?

4. What is the first thing Russell sees in the formal drawing room of Miss Baskerville's house?

5. What is the nickname given to Russell by the people of hte moor?

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