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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. What is the name given to the bizarre shaped rocks?
(a) Rabbits
(b) Tors
(c) Radonrocks
(d) Stonehenge

3. What does Holmes give Westaway before leaving him?
(a) A coin and some advice about women
(b) A phone number so he can call if he sees the hound again
(c) A pat on the shoulder
(d) Informaiton about how to disprove the legend of the hound

4. How long does Baring-Gould say he's been on the moor?
(a) Fourteen years
(b) Forty years
(c) Seventy years
(d) Ninety years

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

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 is the first thing Holmes does when he and Russell go inside the Drake farmhouse?

3. Where is the cat asleep in the early part of chapter nine?

4. What color is the umbrella Holmes provides for Russell as they're leaving for Ketteridge's house?

5. What does Russell note about Mr. Ketteridge's hand?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Holmes describe the people of the moor?

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

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. How does Russell know Holmes is not happy about the evening at Ketteridge's house and what does Holmes say is the source of that irritation?

6. How do Russell and Holmes find the shelter where they eat their lunch during the first trek onto the moor?

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

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

9. What is Cleave doing when Holmes and Russell arrive at his house and what does he ask of Holmes and Russell before taking them inside for tea?

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

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