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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Watson, who is the owner of the stick?
(a) A young, city doctor.
(b) An elderly, country doctor.
(c) A middle-aged scientist.
(d) Sherlock Holmes.

2. What is the actual reason for Dr. Mortimer's consultation with Holmes?
(a) He wants Holmes to investigate Sir Charles's will.
(b) He wants Holmes to kill the hound.
(c) He fears for Sir Henry's safety if he is to go to the hall.
(d) He wants Watson to get an autopsy report for Sir Charles.

3. While Watson is in Baskerville Hall, what is the only thing he is to report to Holmes?
(a) Legends.
(b) Facts.
(c) Theories.
(d) Gossip.

4. 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 splatters showed that the ink bottle was running dry, common for hotels but not for personal use.
(c) The handwriting is messy, meaning someone uneducated wrote it.
(d) He recognized the ink.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is the only one not taken from a newspaper with Sir Henry's object?

2. How is Holmes able to deduce the size of Dr. Mortimer's dog?

3. What is a favored study of Dr. Mortimer?

4. What does Sir Henry do that Holmes strongly advises against?

5. What possibility does Holmes rule out when he discovers that Henry does not have a will?

(see the answer key)

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