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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's in the trunk of the car on the day Holmes and Russell take Baring-Gould onto the moor one last time?

2. What does the liver mortis indicate to Russell about Pethering's body?

3. What does Baring-Gould say is the reason it's difficult to keep bees on the moor?

4. What is the idiosyncrasy Russell discovers about the horse she's riding?

5. How does Baring-Gould arrive at the scene of Pethering's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Russell's meeting with Miss Baskerville.

2. How does Russell go about getting Pethering's body out of the lake?

3. What does Holmes say he believe to be the purpose of the pipes he found buried near the old tin works?

4. Describe how and why Russell's attitude toward Baring-Gould has changed by this point in the book.

5. What does Russell say about the two speeds Red has and what she believes to be her options other than accepting this?

6. What does Holmes learn about Pethering's true identity and how does he learn it?

7. What is the "gold story" Russell reads about in Baring-Gould's book in his chapter about Okehampton?

8. What happens when Red shies soon after leaving Elizabeth Chase's house?

9. Briefly describe the conversation between Russell and the man who says that Elizabeth Chase wants to see her.

10. What are some of the things Holmes and Russell discover at Pethering's apartment?

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

How are Russell and Holmes related? Describe their relationship. Is their relationship traditional for the time and situation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Russell and Holmes discover that Ketteridge and Scheimann are "salting" the hills with gold. How do Holmes and Russell individually come to the same conclusion? What is the meaning of this word "salting" in this context? How is it done? Why is it being done?

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