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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Samuel Taylor say about the new owners of his farm?
(a) That he hopes they paid dearly for it
(b) That he hopes they enjoy it
(c) That he hopes they die
(d) That he hopes they'll sell it to him

2. How does Russell make her way from her hotel back to the train for the return trip to the moor?
(a) By horse
(b) She walks
(c) By taxi
(d) By tram

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

4. How does Baring-Gould arrive at the scene of Pethering's body?
(a) He walks
(b) In a sedan chair
(c) On horseback
(d) He doesn't

5. What time is it when Russell arrives back at Lew Trenchard?
(a) Not yet ten
(b) Just after midnight
(c) Almost midnight
(d) Just after one in the morning

6. What day of the week does Samuel see the hound?
(a) Friday
(b) Monday
(c) Saturday
(d) Wednesday

7. What does the liver mortis indicate to Russell about Pethering's body?
(a) That he had been brutally beaten
(b) Nothing
(c) That he couldn't have been dead more than a half hour
(d) That he didn't die in the water

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

9. What is Pethering's real name, according to a telegram that arrives just as Holmes and Russell are setting down to dinner?
(a) Peter Richards
(b) Randolph Parker
(c) Richard Pritchard
(d) Ricardo Pethering

10. What kind of sandwich does Russell eat when she stops at the place where Tiggy was found?
(a) Cheese and pickle
(b) Peanut butter
(c) Roast beef
(d) Chicken

11. Which of the following was among the items found in Pethering's bag?
(a) A pair of hiking boots
(b) A letter from an aunt
(c) A textbook from the class he taught
(d) A suit

12. What is the snack young Samuel stops to eat on his way home from his aunt's house?
(a) Scones
(b) Peanut butter
(c) Bread and cheese
(d) Roast beef

13. What does Russell say she was doing on the moor that brought her to Ketteridge's house?
(a) Meeting Holmes
(b) Hoping for a chance to see him again
(c) Looking for clues
(d) Out for a ride

14. How many miles does Russell have to cover in order to reach the inn at Tavistock?
(a) Eight
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Ten

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the telegram from New York say about the previous actions of one of the men Holmes required about?

2. What does Russell tell Holmes about the efforts to preserve the marks at the scene where Pethering's body was found?

3. What does Holmes say was Ketteridge's fate?

4. Where does Elizabeth Chase say Tiggy would ordinarily live?

5. Which of the following are among the things Russell notes about Postbridge?

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