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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. Where is the doctor when Russell goes looking for the Taylor family?
(a) Riding on the moor
(b) Attending a birth
(c) Tending a woman with rheumatism
(d) Attending a funeral

2. What term does Russell use to compare Dartmoor to the Palestinian desert?
(a) An oasis
(b) A lost world
(c) A green desert
(d) A wet desert

3. What does Inspector Fyfe say the coroner found in Pethering's stomach?
(a) Nothing, indicating that he hadn't eaten recently
(b) Egg and bread
(c) Gold flakes
(d) Roast beef, corn and potatoes

4. How does Russell make her way from her hotel back to the train for the return trip to the moor?
(a) She walks
(b) By tram
(c) By horse
(d) By taxi

5. According to the reference to gold in Baring-Gould's book, where was the gold-washing apparatus found on the moor?
(a) Near Devonshire
(b) It doesn't say
(c) Near Two Bridges Inn
(d) Near Mary Tavy

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following are among the things Russell notes about Postbridge?

2. What does Ketteridge say was the most exciting moment of his life?

3. What does Ketteridge say prompted that toast?

4. What is the idiosyncrasy Russell discovers about the horse she's riding?

5. Who is with Ketteridge when Russell joins him after her bath?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story Ketteridge tells about being caught in a snow slide?

2. What does Holmes learn about Pethering's true identity and how does he learn it?

3. Briefly describe the conversation between Russell and the man who says that Elizabeth Chase wants to see her.

4. What is the "gold story" Russell reads about in Baring-Gould's book in his chapter about Okehampton?

5. What does Russell do to express her appreciation of Elizabeth Chase's ability to be a good witness and what is Elizabeth's reaction to Russell's action?:

6. What happens when Red shies soon after leaving Elizabeth Chase's house?

7. How is Russell greeted when she reaches Baskerville Hall and what is the conclusion she comes to?

8. Describe the moment in which Russell's attitude about the moor changes?

9. How does Russell get a group of men to sing the song about Lady Howard's coach?

10. What is Russell's dilemma when she gets back to Lew Trenchard after being at Baskerville Hall?

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