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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sir Henry's opinion of Baskerville Hall?
(a) He finds it cheerful.
(b) He finds it to be stifling.
(c) He finds it gloomy.
(d) He finds it to be too big.

2. What is Stapleton's profession?
(a) A barrister.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A naturalist.
(d) A professor.

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

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

5. According to Holmes, who is actually the owner of the stick?
(a) An older, incompetent doctor.
(b) An older, caring doctor.
(c) A young, ambitious doctor.
(d) A young, unambitious doctor.

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

7. What does Sir Henry do that Holmes strongly advises against?
(a) He tried to go to the bank.
(b) He spent an afternoon alone.
(c) He wrote to his servants.
(d) He tried to track down the murderer himself.

8. How did the cabman describe the bearded man?
(a) Around forty, pale, and of average height.
(b) Around forty and of military bearing.
(c) Around sixty and gray.
(d) Around thirty, dark complected, and tall.

9. How does Holmes relax after his day of thinking?
(a) He drinks some brandy.
(b) He plays the violin.
(c) He smokes his pipe.
(d) He does cocaine.

10. What sets off the chain of events in the manuscript?
(a) Hugo killed a gypsy's dog.
(b) Hugo killed the daughter of a yeoman.
(c) Hugo sent a man to die in Grimpen Mire.
(d) Hugo kidnapped the daughter of a yeoman.

11. What name did the bearded man who followed Sir Henry give the cabman?
(a) Professor James Moriarty.
(b) Dr. John Watson.
(c) Sir Henry Baskerville.
(d) Sherlock Holmes.

12. When Dr. Mortimer arrives at the rooms, what is revealed that annoys Holmes?
(a) Holmes find the doctor to be rude.
(b) Holmes does not appreciate the doctor just stopping in unannounced.
(c) Holmes's deduction are completely wrong.
(d) Holmes's deductions are mostly, but not completely accurate.

13. How does Holmes spend his day after the departure of Dr. Mortimer and Watson?
(a) Drinking and thinking.
(b) Playing violin and thinking.
(c) Doing cocaine and thinking.
(d) Smoking and thinking.

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

15. What does the first telegram to Holmes reveal?
(a) Barrymore appears to be in London.
(b) Barrymore does not appear to be at Baskerville Hall.
(c) Barrymore appears to be at Baskerville Hall.
(d) Barrymore appears to have left the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Holmes go about his search for the cut-up newspaper?

2. With whom does Miss Stapleton confuse Watson?

3. What is the Baskerville curse?

4. How does Holmes describe the walking stick?

5. In lieu of persuading Sir Henry to avoid Baskerville Hall, what does Holmes suggest?

(see the answer keys)

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