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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Holmes propose to find the names of the couple who'd seen the coach from Gibbett Hill?
2. What is the herd of animals Holmes and Russell meet on the way to Mary Tavy?
3. What does Russell find on her dinner tray after her bath?
4. What does Russell have to drink upon her arrival at Ketteridge's house?
5. What do Holmes and Russell have to eat when they stop at the public house in chapter three?
Short Essay Questions
1. List at least three of the events Holmes and Russell list as they compile clues about the case so far.
2. What are some of the details Cleave offers up about Josiah Gorton and about their last conversation?
3. What does Holmes search for when he reaches the spot Baring-Gould marked as the last place Lady Howard's coach has been seen and why does he fail to find it?
4. What is Pethering's purpose for wanting to see Baring-Gould?
5. What is the substance of the second telegram Russell receives? What's the significance of that telegram with regard to the relationship between Russell and Holmes?
6. What are some of the sounds reported by those who sighted the coach and hound, according to Baring-Gould?
7. What is the role of the hound in the legend of Lady Howard's coach?
8. Briefly describe the church Russell finds on the property.
9. What are some of the physical aspects of the moor that Holmes describes to Russell after Baring-Gould goes to bed?
10. What does Ketteridge say he does with his time and what does Russell realize this means about his fascination with Baskerville Hall?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a list of all the clues that help Holmes and Russell solve the mystery. Which are most important? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Mary Russell. What kind of person is she? What are her traits? Is she a believable character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the use of telegrams over the course of the book. Include the information that arrives to and from Russell and Holmes in the story and the use of the technology during this time period overall.
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