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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 long does Baring-Gould say he's been on the moor?

2. What does Russell note about Mr. Ketteridge's hand?

3. What period of Baring-Gould's life does his second manuscript, "Further Reminiscences," cover?

4. Where is the cat asleep in the early part of chapter nine?

5. What is the farmer doing when Holmes and Russell reach the farmhouse after being caught in the fog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the sounds reported by those who sighted the coach and hound, according to Baring-Gould?

2. What are some of the details Ketteridge reveals about his life prior to his arrival in Dartmoor?

3. What is Pethering's purpose for wanting to see Baring-Gould?

4. What is the legend of Lady Howard's coach?

5. 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?

6. Who was Josiah Gorton and why is his death important to Baring-Gould?

7. Briefly describe the church Russell finds on the property.

8. Describe the first meeting between Holmes and Pethering?

9. What do Holmes and Russell talk about while they eat their lunch at the shepherds hut and why is the conversation humorous?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mary Russell. What kind of person is she? What are her traits? Is she a believable character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Holmes is asked by his brother to check into a nearby military testing operation. What is the role of the military testing in the overall story line? Does it initially appear that military testing is related to the case of the ghostly coach and the murder? Why or why not?

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