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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 is Thomas Westaway doing when Holmes and Russell arrive at his farm?

2. What is the herd of animals Holmes and Russell meet on the way to Mary Tavy?

3. What makes Holmes believe they're close to a farmhouse when they're caught in the thick fog?

4. What does Holmes give Westaway before leaving him?

5. What does David Schiemann say the hound is searching for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first to call Holmes by his nickname and how did the nickname come to be commonly used on the moor?

2. How do Russell and Holmes find the shelter where they eat their lunch during the first trek onto the moor?

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

7. What are the tors and how are they named?

8. What does Holmes say about Baring-Gould's attitudes toward superstition and why does this make Russell question the foundation of their friendship?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Holmes is considered a major character in this story. Describe Holmes as he is seen in this story. Is he presented in this story as you expected? Why or why not.

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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