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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 Holmes' objective with regard to Ketteridge's means of conveyance?

2. What words does Russell use to describe the music she's heard on the moor?

3. What is the snack young Samuel stops to eat on his way home from his aunt's house?

4. How many miles does Russell have to cover in order to reach the inn at Tavistock?

5. When does Miss Baskerville say she plans to marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Russell find her way to Elizabeth Chase's house?

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

4. Why does Ketteridge ask about Russell's knowledge of the sightings of the hounds and Lady Howard's coach? What does Russell respond?

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

6. 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?

7. What does Russell say about the people she questions about the coach and the hound and their reliability?

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

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

10. Describe Ketteridge's mood when Russell goes downstairs after her bath and what does Russell note about his appearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Elliott is the cook for Baring-Gould but she is also fiercely protective of him. Describe actions on her part that indicate her protectiveness. What kind of person is she? What can be learned about her character from the scenes in which she appears? How important is her character?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the use of telegrams over the course of the book. Include the information that arrives to and from Russell and Holmes in the story and the use of the technology during this time period overall.

Essay Topic 3

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

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