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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sir Charles's heir?
(a) Harry Baskerville.
(b) Charles Baskerville II.
(c) Hugo Baskerville.
(d) Henry Baskerville.

2. What does Dr. Mortimer read out loud to Watson and Holmes?
(a) Sir Charles's last will and testament.
(b) The legend of the Baskerville hound.
(c) A newspaper article.
(d) Maps of Devonshire.

3. What has excited Dr. Mortimer?
(a) He found a prehistoric skull on an excavation.
(b) He found evidence of the hound.
(c) He found where the convict is hiding.
(d) He found gold in the soil.

4. What is the Baskerville curse?
(a) Any descendent of the Baskervilles is to never cross the moor at night, though several have died violently.
(b) A hound will visit Baskerville Hall every full moon to take one of the men away.
(c) The hound will avenge the death of any Baskerville.
(d) The Baskervilles are cursed to turn into hounds if they become like Hugo.

5. Why is Sir Henry saddened at the thought of losing the Barrymores?
(a) He believes it is his fault they are leaving.
(b) The Barrymores have served his family for generations.
(c) He thinks they are overreacting to Sir Charles's death.
(d) He does not know how to serve himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Barrymore and his wife wish to leave Baskerville Hall?

2. What do Sir Henry, Dr. Mortimer, and Watson discover as they travel to the moor?

3. While returning to Baskerville Hall after trying to find Selden, what does Watson observe on one of the tors?

4. What health concern, exacerbated by the story of the hound, did Sir Charles possess?

5. How does Holmes spend his time before meeting with Sir Henry in the afternoon following their first meeting?

(see the answer key)

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