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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 time is it when Russell arrives back at Lew Trenchard?
2. Which of the following was among the items found in Pethering's bag?
3. How many stories of sightings of the coach does Russell hear during the day of questioning in chapter eleven?
4. How old was Baring-Gould when he died?
5. How does Russell get word to Holmes that she's going to be late?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ketteridge ask about Russell's knowledge of the sightings of the hounds and Lady Howard's coach? What does Russell respond?
2. How does Russell find her way to Elizabeth Chase's house?
3. 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?
4. What does Inspector Fyfe say about Pethering's body?
5. Describe Ketteridge's mood when Russell goes downstairs after her bath and what does Russell note about his appearance?
6. What is the "gold story" Russell reads about in Baring-Gould's book in his chapter about Okehampton?
7. Briefly describe the conversation between Russell and the man who says that Elizabeth Chase wants to see her.
8. Describe the moment in which Russell's attitude about the moor changes?
9. What does Russell say about the people she questions about the coach and the hound and their reliability?
10. What is Russell's dilemma when she gets back to Lew Trenchard after being at Baskerville Hall?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
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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