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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 does Holmes say happened to Sir Henry's two sons?
(a) They died in a hunting accident
(b) They squandered their inheritance and are penniless
(c) They are both worthless
(d) They were killed in the war

2. What is the farmer doing when Holmes and Russell reach the farmhouse after being caught in the fog?
(a) Attempting to deliver a cow
(b) Taking a nap
(c) Milking a cow
(d) Having lunch

3. What is the scene on the picture Russell stops to consider?
(a) A beautiful woman
(b) A fox hunt
(c) A stream
(d) A cabin

4. What does Russell say she's reminded of when she looks at the height of Dartmoor?
(a) A mountain
(b) A mansion
(c) A giant
(d) A fortress

5. How long does Russell say it's been since she's seen Holmes?
(a) Three days
(b) Three weeks
(c) Two months
(d) Almost a week

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the telegram from Holmes indicate that Russell is supposed to bring with her to Devonshire?

2. What is it that gets spilled on Russell during dinner?

3. Why is Holmes angry on the way to Ketteridge's house?

4. What is the secondary case Holmes is supposed to be working while he's in Dartmoor?

5. What does Schiemann say caused his outburst earlier in the evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. List at least three of the events Holmes and Russell list as they compile clues about the case so far.

2. What does Holmes say about Baring-Gould's attitudes toward superstition and why does this make Russell question the foundation of their friendship?

3. Describe the first meeting between Holmes and Pethering?

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

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

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

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

8. Who was Josiah Gorton and why is his death important to Baring-Gould?

9. What does Holmes search for when he reaches the spot Baring-Gould marked as the last place Lady Howard's coach has been seen and why does he fail to find it?

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

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