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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 happens that makes it difficult for Holmes to be sure they're on the exact spot where Lady Howard's coach was seen?
(a) They burned the map the previous night to start a fire
(b) The map is vague
(c) The rain distorts the X Baring-Gould made on the map
(d) The map has been destroyed by the rain

2. Where did Josiah Gorton spend the afternoon before his death?
(a) At the home of Baring-Gould
(b) At an inn
(c) In a tin mine
(d) At the home of a friend

3. What does Pethering have in his hand that concerns Russell?
(a) A gun
(b) A small statue
(c) A book
(d) A fireplace poker

4. What is the name of Baring-Gould's wife who is buried in the churchyard?
(a) Grace
(b) Gertrude
(c) Ginger
(d) Genevieve

5. What is the talent Holmes says Russell has kept hidden from him?
(a) The ability to drink the locals under the table
(b) The ability to sing traditional ballads
(c) The ability to play the tin whistle
(d) The ability to dance an Irish jib

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the marker that had been originally erected to direct pilgims?

2. How does Holmes say he knows Lady Blythe-Patton?

3. How does Russell learn that Lew House is two miles north of the station?

4. What does Russell say this herd of animals looks like?

5. What does Holmes give Westaway before leaving him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Russell's state when she arrives at Lew House and the reactions of Holmes and Baring-Gould to her appearance and attitude.

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. Describe the first meeting between Holmes and Pethering?

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

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

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