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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter eleven, Russell stays at Mary Tavy inn. What is it that a young man gives Russell?
(a) A map of the moor with sightings listed
(b) A pair of binoculars
(c) Useful information
(d) A tin whistle

2. What does Russell hear when she wakes in the middle of the night?
(a) Men whispering
(b) A dog
(c) A child crying
(d) Nothing

3. 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

4. What does Ketteridge use to tie up Holmes?
(a) Wire
(b) Heavy rope
(c) Blasting cord
(d) Twine

5. Where is Elizabeth Chase when Russell first sees her?
(a) In the barn
(b) In the garden
(c) In a small shed
(d) In the doorway of her house

6. What does Baring-Gould say he's reading when Russell joins him the morning after her return from Ketteridge's house?
(a) Nothing
(b) The Bible
(c) A draft of his memoirs
(d) A history of the moor

7. What is the injury the horse sustains on the way back to Lew Trenchard?
(a) A broken leg
(b) A bleeding leg
(c) A scrap to his side
(d) A pulled muscle

8. What color are the shoes is the child wearing when she directs Russell toward Elizabeth Chase's house?
(a) Black
(b) Blue
(c) Brown
(d) She's not wearing any

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

10. Who is with Ketteridge when Russell joins him after her bath?
(a) Holmes
(b) Serveral servers
(c) No one
(d) A half dozen guests

11. What does Ketteridge say he'd like to hire Holmes to do?
(a) Look into the possibility of gold in the moor
(b) Look into the case of the hound
(c) Look into the strange death of Josiah Gorton
(d) Write a story about the hound

12. What is the subject of the first song the singing moor men perform?
(a) A lazy young man
(b) A loose young woman
(c) A young couple in love
(d) An old woman who is dying

13. Baring-Gould tells Russell about a case of fraud in which the moor was "salted" with what metal?
(a) Copper
(b) Silver
(c) Tin
(d) Iron

14. What is used to sweeten the tea served at Elizabeth Chases's house?
(a) Sugar
(b) Nothing
(c) Honey
(d) Treacle

15. When does Miss Baskerville say she plans to marry?
(a) In the summer
(b) Within the month
(c) Never
(d) In March

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Russell say she believes Ketteridge was trying to get away from Baskerville Hall when she'd dropped in unexpectedly?

2. What is Baring-Gould drinking when Russell joins him downstairs the morning after her return from Ketteridge's house in chapter fifteen?

3. Who drags Pethering's body from the water onto the shore?

4. What did Holmes learn about the young Londoner who'd seen Lady Howard's coach?

5. What does Baring-Gould say is his relationship to Holmes?

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