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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. How does Russell learn that Lew House is two miles north of the station?
(a) Shes seen it on her map
(b) A note left by Holmes
(c) The porter tells her
(d) There's a man waiting to escort her

2. 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) Three days
(c) A week
(d) Six days

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

4. What else does Holmes say he found in Josiah Gortons cache?
(a) Money and food
(b) Tin and tools
(c) Maps and a diary
(d) Cooking utensils and bedding

5. Who does Holmes say has asked him to look into an unrelated matter while he's on the moor?
(a) Scotland Yard
(b) Miss Baskerville
(c) Baring-Gould
(d) His brother

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holmes have for food when he and Russell camp in the cave?

2. What is the farmer doing when Holmes and Russell reach the farmhouse after being caught in the fog?

3. What does Russell smell when she wakes after a night of drinking with the locals?

4. What does Russell say she did during her train ride to the moor?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the physical aspects of the moor that Holmes describes to Russell after Baring-Gould goes to bed?

2. What are some of the sounds reported by those who sighted the coach and hound, according to Baring-Gould?

3. What do Holmes and Russell talk about while they eat their lunch at the shepherds hut and why is the conversation humorous?

4. Who is the first to call Holmes by his nickname and how did the nickname come to be commonly used on the moor?

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

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

7. What are some of the things Holmes learns in the inn on the night when Russell plays the tin whistle?

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

9. What is the role of the hound in the legend of Lady Howard's coach?

10. As Holmes and Russell are making their way back to Lew Trenchard after their first foray onto the moor, how does Russell say about her physical state as compared to Holmes? Does she say this is typical?

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