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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the letter to Holmes, what is the status on the escaped convict?
(a) The convict will likely be caught soon.
(b) The convict has probably died out on the moors.
(c) The convict has likely escaped the area.
(d) The convict will likely turn himself in to escape the inhospitable moor.

2. How did the man found on the moor die?
(a) He sank into the Grimpen Mire.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He was trampled by a Devonshire pony.
(d) He was chased off a cliff.

3. What false theory does Watson give Stapleton about how the man died?
(a) Watson says the man intentionally jumped in the Grimpen Mire.
(b) Watson says the man likely fell days earlier and died from exposure.
(c) Watson says that the man shot himself.
(d) Watson says that the man probably snapped from anxiety and exposure to the elements and ran off the cliff.

4. Who is bringing Holmes supplies at the hut?
(a) Cartwright.
(b) Lestrade.
(c) Sir Henry.
(d) Anthony.

5. After hearing a man scream on the moor, what do Watson and Holmes hear next?
(a) A woman sobbing.
(b) The baying of the hound.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) A carriage rattling behind them.

Short Answer Questions

1. After meeting Sir Henry for the first time, what is Holmes's initial advice to him?

2. How does Holmes go about his search for the cut-up newspaper?

3. What does Sir Henry receive the morning he meets Holmes?

4. How was Holmes able to tell what newspaper the words came from?

5. What does Watson observe that Sir Henry has inherited from his ancestors?

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