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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Holmes does when he and Russell go inside the Drake farmhouse?
(a) Asks for tea
(b) They don't go inside
(c) Asks if Drake killed Josiah Gorton
(d) Puts wood on the smouldering fire

2. Which of the following does Holmes not use when he's explaining Baring-Gould's identity to Russell upon their first meeting?
(a) friend
(b) Theologian
(c) Godfather
(d) Historian

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

4. According to Baring-Gould, what did the young courting couple claim to be doing when they sighted Lady Howard's coach?
(a) Lying beside a wall
(b) Sitting on top of a wall
(c) Sitting in the loft of a barn
(d) Walking along a path

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Holmes say has asked him to look into an unrelated matter while he's on the moor?

2. What does Holmes say happened to Sir Henry's two sons?

3. How long have Russell and Holmes been married?

4. What does Holmes say was found on the ground near Josiah Gorton's body?

5. Where did Josiah Gorton spend the afternoon before his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the church Russell finds on the property.

2. What is the nickname given to the bogs on the moor and why is the nickname appropriate?

3. What is the substance of the second telegram Russell receives? What's the significance of that telegram with regard to the relationship between Russell and Holmes?

4. Why does a young man who relates Johnny Trelawny's sighting of the coach say Johnny left the moor and what does Russell believe to be the real reason Johnny left?

5. What is the legend of Lady Howard's coach?

6. What is Pethering's purpose for wanting to see Baring-Gould?

7. What are some of the details Cleave offers up about Josiah Gorton and about their last conversation?

8. What are some of the details David Sheimann tells about the true curse of the Baskervilles?

9. What are the tors and how are they named?

10. What does Ketteridge say he does with his time and what does Russell realize this means about his fascination with Baskerville Hall?

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