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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 the first thing Russell sees in the formal drawing room of Miss Baskerville's house?

2. What does Baring-Gould say he's reading when Russell joins him the morning after her return from Ketteridge's house?

3. What color are the shoes is the child wearing when she directs Russell toward Elizabeth Chase's house?

4. Where does Ketteridge say he and Scheimann first met?

5. Who drives on the day Holmes and Russell take Baring-Gould for one last trip onto the moor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the clues Holmes and Russell find that lead them to the conclusion that Scheimann and Ketteridge are involved?

3. How is Russell greeted when she reaches Baskerville Hall and what is the conclusion she comes to?

4. What does Baring-Gould say about his relationship to Holmes and what's Russell's reaction?

5. What does Inspector Fyfe say about Pethering's body?

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

7. What is Russell's dilemma when she gets back to Lew Trenchard after being at Baskerville Hall?

8. What is the purpose of Ketteridge and Scheimann salting the moor with gold and what is the purpose of creating the illusion of Lady Howard's coach and the ghostly hound?

9. Describe the moment in which Russell's attitude about the moor changes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Russell is traveling the moor in search of clues, she learns that a woman wants to tell her about a hedgehog. What is Russell's reaction to that news? What is the significance of the hedgehog? What is the role of that clue in the story?

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 and Holmes discover that people on the moor are very helpful in their willingness to relate any scrap of information about Lady Howard's coach and the hound. Which pieces of information are presented by people on the moor and which are pertinent to the solving of the mystery? Why are the people so anxious to tell their stories? Why is there one family that are not willing to tell their story? What does this say about the people of the moor? Is it reasonable and realistic?

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