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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Holmes propose to find the sender of Sir Henry's object?
(a) He suggests they check all the trashcans for the cut-up newspaper near Charing Cross.
(b) He marks the letter to be returned to the sender.
(c) He asks the postman.
(d) He suggests Sir Henry reply to it.

2. What does the postmaster inadvertently reveal to Watson?
(a) The telegram was delivered to Mrs. Barrymore, not her husband.
(b) Sir Charles had a mysterious package delivered to him the day before his death.
(c) Sir Henry has a package of mail waiting for him.
(d) One of the neighbors has been reading Sir Charles's mail.

3. What about the handwriting reveals to Holmes that the object originated at a hotel?
(a) The handwriting is too neat to not belong to a hotel clerk.
(b) The handwriting is messy, meaning someone uneducated wrote it.
(c) The splatters showed that the ink bottle was running dry, common for hotels but not for personal use.
(d) He recognized the ink.

4. What name did the bearded man who followed Sir Henry give the cabman?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Sir Henry Baskerville.
(c) Dr. John Watson.
(d) Professor James Moriarty.

5. What does Sir Henry receive the morning he meets Holmes?
(a) A letter.
(b) A walking stick.
(c) A bank note.
(d) A telegram from Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possible motive for Barrymore's strange behavior does Watson surmise?

2. What is the result of Hugo's wild ride after the girl?

3. With whom does Miss Stapleton confuse Watson?

4. What does the first telegram to Holmes reveal?

5. In lieu of persuading Sir Henry to avoid Baskerville Hall, what does Holmes suggest?

(see the answer key)

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