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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 Russell say the conversation revolves around as she's leaving the room?
2. Where is the cat asleep in the early part of chapter nine?
3. How does Russell learn that Lew House is two miles north of the station?
4. What is the farmer doing when Holmes and Russell reach the farmhouse after being caught in the fog?
5. What does the older lady at the farmhouse call Holmes?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Holmes describe the people of the moor?
2. 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?
3. Describe the first meeting between Holmes and Pethering?
4. What are some of the details David Sheimann tells about the true curse of the Baskervilles?
5. What does Holmes say about Baring-Gould's attitudes toward superstition and why does this make Russell question the foundation of their friendship?
6. 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?
7. Who is the first to call Holmes by his nickname and how did the nickname come to be commonly used on the moor?
8. List at least three of the events Holmes and Russell list as they compile clues about the case so far.
9. What is Pethering's purpose for wanting to see Baring-Gould?
10. What are some of the details Cleave offers up about Josiah Gorton and about their last conversation?
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
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 3
What is Russell's impressions of Baring-Gould? What seem to be his impressions of her? Why are the two at odds? What happens to change their relationship?
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