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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does chapter one take place?
(a) London.
(b) Devonshire.
(c) Canada.
(d) Wales.

2. How does Holmes go about his search for the cut-up newspaper?
(a) Holmes checks the wastepaper himself.
(b) He hires a boy named Cartwright to bribe the postman.
(c) Holmes sends Watson to check the wastepaper.
(d) He hires a boy named Cartwright to search the wastepaper of each hotel in Charing Cross.

3. Who does Dr. Mortimer say has a beard like the man that was following them?
(a) Barrymore, Sir Charles's butler.
(b) Anthony, Sir Charles's groom.
(c) Barrymore's brother.
(d) Frankland, one of the Baskerville neighbors.

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

5. How does Hugo's captive escape?
(a) She crawled down the ivy-covered wall.
(b) She sneaked out of his bedroom.
(c) She bribed his servant.
(d) She used the entrance to the yew alley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Dr. Mortimer, why did no one else notice the strange marks near the body?

3. What does Dr. Mortimer read out loud to Watson and Holmes?

4. When Holmes and Watson arrive at the hotel, what does Sir Henry claim to have lost this time?

5. What does Holmes deduce about the sender of Sir Henry's object?

(see the answer key)

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