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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 many children does Baring-Gould say he has?

2. Where did Josiah Gorton spend the afternoon before his death?

3. What do Holmes and Russell have to eat when they stop at the public house in chapter three?

4. Who does Russell decide needs to stand guard against the possibility of Pethering's return?

5. How long does Russell say it's been since she's seen Holmes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the details Cleave offers up about Josiah Gorton and about their last conversation?

3. How does Holmes describe the people of the moor?

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

5. List at least three of the events Holmes and Russell list as they compile clues about the case so far.

6. What are some of the details David Sheimann tells about the true curse of the Baskervilles?

7. What is the role of the hound in the legend of Lady Howard's coach?

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

9. 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?

10. What is the nickname given to the bogs on the moor and why is the nickname appropriate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What are the backgrounds of Scheimann and Ketteridge? What do they present themselves as? What are their fates?

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