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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. What does Holmes give Westaway before leaving him?
2. How many horses does Westaway say he actually saw?
3. What does Russell wear down to breakfast?
4. What is the secondary case Holmes is supposed to be working while he's in Dartmoor?
5. What does Schiemann say caused his outburst earlier in the evening?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Holmes and Russell talk about while they eat their lunch at the shepherds hut and why is the conversation humorous?
2. Who are the three people at Baring-Gould's house when Holmes and Russell return and what is Russell's opinion of them?
3. Describe the first meeting between Holmes and Pethering?
4. 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?
5. How does Russell know Holmes is not happy about the evening at Ketteridge's house and what does Holmes say is the source of that irritation?
6. Why does a young man who relates Johnny Trelawny's sighting of the coach say Johnny left the moor and what does Russell believe to be the real reason Johnny left?
7. As Holmes and Russell are making their way back to Lew Trenchard after their first foray onto the moor, how does Russell say about her physical state as compared to Holmes? Does she say this is typical?
8. What is the nickname given to the bogs on the moor and why is the nickname appropriate?
9. Briefly describe the church Russell finds on the property.
10. What is Cleave doing when Holmes and Russell arrive at his house and what does he ask of Holmes and Russell before taking them inside for tea?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The story is presented as non-fiction written by Mary Russell. Why does the author choose this method of presentation. Is it effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Russell plays a tin whistle at one of the inns and the story of this event obviously spreads across the moor. What does this say about Russell's character? What does it say about the people of the moor? Describe, in detail, the scene in which Russell is asked to play again.
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