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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. Which of the following are among the things Russell notes about Postbridge?
(a) There are many houses in a rouch circle around the town's center
(b) There are three places to buy liquor and one place to eat
(c) There are two churches and a phone kiosk
(d) There are no church buildings but there is a school

2. What is used to sweeten the tea served at Elizabeth Chases's house?
(a) Nothing
(b) Honey
(c) Sugar
(d) Treacle

3. How does Russell get word to Holmes that she's going to be late?
(a) She telephones
(b) She depends on word of mouth
(c) Sends a boy with a message
(d) She doesn't

4. What is the nationality of Ketteridge's cook?
(a) Italian
(b) French
(c) Amiercan
(d) English

5. What does Mrs. Elliott provide for Russell to drink when she returns to the house?
(a) Coffee
(b) Tea and whiskey
(c) Hot milk
(d) Brandy

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Russell come to realize about the trip home in Ketteridge's car the night after her horse was injured?

2. What kind of building is Wheal Betsy?

3. What does Baring-Gould say is the reason it's difficult to keep bees on the moor?

4. What kind of sandwich does Russell eat when she stops at the place where Tiggy was found?

5. Where does Elizabeth Chase say Tiggy would ordinarily live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Holmes learn about the true identities of Ketteridge and Scheimann and how does he learn this?

2. What is the purpose of Ketteridge and Scheimann salting the moor with gold and what is the purpose of creating the illusion of Lady Howard's coach and the ghostly hound?

3. What does Holmes believe to be the truth about Scheimann's disposal of Pethering's body and what is Russell's reaction?

4. 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?:

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

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

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

8. What does Ketteridge say about his ability to keep his cook and what is Russell's response?

9. Describe the conversation between Russell and Ketteridge about the tors.

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

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