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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dr. Mortimer, why did no one else notice the strange marks near the body?
(a) He was the only one there.
(b) The prints were too far away.
(c) Everyone was drunk.
(d) No one cared.

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

3. What does Watson deduce about the candle?
(a) He realizes that Barrymore is using it to burn letters.
(b) He realizes that Barrymore is merely trying to write in secret at night.
(c) He realizes it is a signal.
(d) He realizes that Barrymore is plotting to burn down Baskerville Hall.

4. After Watson tells Holmes about his conversation with Laura Lyons, what does Holmes reveal to his partner about Miss Stapleton?
(a) She is actually Stapleton's daughter.
(b) She is the murderer.
(c) She is actually Stapleton's wife.
(d) She is Frankland's daughter.

5. Where does Stapleton take Sir Henry and Watson in Chapter 8?
(a) The Grimpen Mire.
(b) The area where, according to the story, Hugo Baskerville was killed.
(c) The place where the convict is believed to have been last seen.
(d) Hound's Tor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Watson hear alone at night in Chapter 6?

2. What is Mr. Frankland's favorite pastime?

3. What does Barrymore tell Watson about the mysterious man on the moor?

4. What impression does Watson have of Baskerville Hall in the morning in Chapter 7?

5. Dr. Mortimer believes that, from the marks, Sir Charles had tip-toed throughout the gravel. What does Holmes deduce from those facts?

(see the answer key)

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