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

2. What is at the top of Gibbett Hill?

3. What is the marker that had been originally erected to direct pilgims?

4. What are Baring-Gould and Holmes doing when Russell arrives downstairs in chapter three?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is the first to call Holmes by his nickname and how did the nickname come to be commonly used on 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. What is Pethering's purpose for wanting to see Baring-Gould?

6. What are some of the physical aspects of the moor that Holmes describes to Russell after Baring-Gould goes to bed?

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

8. 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?

9. As Holmes and Russell are making their way back to Lew Trenchard after their first foray onto the moor, how does Russell say about her physical state as compared to Holmes? Does she say this is typical?

10. What does Ketteridge say he does with his time and what does Russell realize this means about his fascination with Baskerville Hall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Russell goes onto the moor alone on a horse. Describe her trip. What are the humorous points of the journey? Why are they humorous? What does the trip reveal about Russell's character?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the scheme hatched by Scheimann and Ketteridge including those subtleties that are not immediately evident. How do historical references to the novel, "The Hounds of Baskerville" play into the scheme?

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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