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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 have for food when he and Russell camp in the cave?

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

3. Where does Baring-Gould say he's heard the song about the ghostly carriage?

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

5. What does Holmes say the military have learned about "the next war?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Write a list of all the clues that help Holmes and Russell solve the mystery. Which are most important? Why?

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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