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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 suspected of a real estate scam
(b) That he was a gold miner
(c) That he had killed his wife
(d) That he was headmaster of a school

2. What's in the trunk of the car on the day Holmes and Russell take Baring-Gould onto the moor one last time?
(a) Nothing
(b) A picnic lunch
(c) Books
(d) Blankets and cushions

3. What does Baring-Gould say he'd dreamed of?
(a) Being a child by the seashore
(b) Drowning in a flooded quarry
(c) Being caught in a storm on the moor
(d) Being married to his childhood sweetheart

4. What does Baring-Gould say is his relationship to Holmes?
(a) He is Holmes' uncle
(b) He is Holmes' second cousin
(c) He is Holmes' grandfather
(d) He is Holmes' godfather

5. What does Ketteridge use to tie up Holmes?
(a) Blasting cord
(b) Heavy rope
(c) Wire
(d) Twine

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was among the items found in Pethering's bag?

2. What term does Russell use to compare Dartmoor to the Palestinian desert?

3. How does Baring-Gould arrive at the scene of Pethering's body?

4. What does Baring-Gould say he's reading when Russell joins him the morning after her return from Ketteridge's house?

5. How many stories of sightings of the coach does Russell hear during the day of questioning in chapter eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Russell go about getting Pethering's body out of the lake?

2. What does Baring-Gould say about his relationship to Holmes and what's Russell's reaction?

3. What does Russell say about the people she questions about the coach and the hound and their reliability?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?:

9. Describe Ketteridge's mood when Russell goes downstairs after her bath and what does Russell note about his appearance?

10. What does Inspector Fyfe say about Pethering's body?

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