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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dr. Mortimer deduce that Sir Charles had stood at the gate for five to ten minutes?
(a) Sir Charles marked time with pebbles.
(b) He watched Sir Charles the night he died.
(c) Sir Charles's watch had been smashed.
(d) He noticed that cigar ash had dropped twice.

2. When Holmes and Watson arrive at the hotel, what does Sir Henry claim to have lost this time?
(a) A pipe.
(b) A black boot.
(c) A black hat.
(d) An overcoat.

3. How does Holmes trick the hotel clerk into talking about guests who have checked in after Sir Henry?
(a) Holmes makes the clerk think he is asking about Sir Henry's relatives.
(b) Holmes claims to recognize the names and was wondering if they were friends of his.
(c) Holmes asks about Sir Henry.
(d) Holmes distracts him while Watson looks at the registry.

4. What is a favored study of Dr. Mortimer?
(a) The study of the human hand.
(b) The study of skull formations.
(c) Art.
(d) Theater.

5. What does Holmes have Watson send up to him?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) His violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does chapter one take place?

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

3. Before the death of Sir Charles, what had appeared to people on the moor?

4. How did the cabman describe the bearded man?

5. What does C.C.H (engraved on the stick) stand for?

(see the answer key)

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