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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 Wheal Betsy located?

2. What kind of building is Wheal Betsy?

3. Who drags Pethering's body from the water onto the shore?

4. What is the name of the horse Russell takes for her trip onto the moor?

5. What does Russell tell Holmes about the efforts to preserve the marks at the scene where Pethering's body was found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story Ketteridge tells about being caught in a snow slide?

2. What does Holmes believe to be the truth about Scheimann's disposal of Pethering's body and what is Russell's reaction?

3. What is the story Elizabeth Chase tells about the hedgehog?

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

5. What is the story Elizabeth Chase tells about young Samuel?

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

7. How does Russell get a group of men to sing the song about Lady Howard's coach?

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 conversation between Russell and Ketteridge about the tors.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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