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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 the telegram from New York say about the previous actions of one of the men Holmes required about?
(a) That he was headmaster of a school
(b) That he was a gold miner
(c) That he had killed his wife
(d) That he was suspected of a real estate scam

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

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

4. What does Ketteridge say he'd like to hire Holmes to do?
(a) Look into the possibility of gold in the moor
(b) Write a story about the hound
(c) Look into the case of the hound
(d) Look into the strange death of Josiah Gorton

5. What does the young man in chapter ten tell Russell Elizabeth Chase wants to talk to her about?
(a) The carriage
(b) A hedge hog
(c) A boy who'd seen Lady Howard
(d) Her marriage to Holmes

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

3. What item of clothing does Russell leave out of the bag she packs at the beginning of chapter ten?

4. What did Holmes learn about the young Londoner who'd seen Lady Howard's coach?

5. What is the subject of the first song the singing moor men perform?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Describe the Russell's meeting with Miss Baskerville.

4. Why does Ketteridge ask about Russell's knowledge of the sightings of the hounds and Lady Howard's coach? What does Russell respond?

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

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

7. Describe how and why Russell's attitude toward Baring-Gould has changed by this point in the book.

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

9. What are some of the clues Holmes and Russell find that lead them to the conclusion that Scheimann and Ketteridge are involved?

10. What is the story Elizabeth Chase tells about young Samuel?

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