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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does this statement apply: "Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him" ?
(a) Barrymore.
(b) Frankland.
(c) Selden.
(d) Stapleton.

2. According to the letter to Holmes, what is the status on the escaped convict?
(a) The convict will likely be caught soon.
(b) The convict has probably died out on the moors.
(c) The convict will likely turn himself in to escape the inhospitable moor.
(d) The convict has likely escaped the area.

3. Why did Stapleton tie up and gag his wife?
(a) She was going to run away.
(b) She was going to try to kill Sir Henry herself.
(c) She tried to kill her husband.
(d) To prevent her from warning Sir Henry.

4. Why is Barrymore angry after Sir Henry and Watson learn the truth of his strange behavior?
(a) No one believes him when he tells them of the hound.
(b) He does not believe Watson and Sir Henry should have hunted after Selden.
(c) He believes they were rude to his wife.
(d) Sir Henry refuses to allow the Barrymores to leave for London.

5. Why did Holmes lie about being in London to Watson?
(a) He was afraid for Watson's safety.
(b) He did not want Watson to inadvertently reveal to the enemy that he was there.
(c) He knew Watson would tell Sir Henry.
(d) He did not trust Watson.

6. While Sir Henry is inside Merripit House, what begins to happen that Holmes fears could disrupt their plan?
(a) It begins to rain.
(b) A windstorm brews.
(c) The fog rolls in.
(d) Lestrade begins to feel ill.

7. When Holmes has Watson focus solely on the face in the portrait, what does Watson see?
(a) Frankland looks exactly like Hugo.
(b) Sir Charles and Hugo look identical.
(c) Stapleton looks exactly like Hugo.
(d) Barrymore looks exactly like Hugo.

8. What does Watson keep hearing from the moor?
(a) A train.
(b) A man screaming.
(c) A woman sobbing.
(d) The baying of a hound.

9. What is Frankland wishing to celebrate?
(a) He found the hound.
(b) He won a large settlement.
(c) He has decided to reunite with his daughter.
(d) He won a lawsuit.

10. On the moor, what does Watson find himself unable to do?
(a) Reassure Sir Henry that the hound is not real.
(b) Leave a hurt animal behind.
(c) Shoot the unarmed convict.
(d) Go further into the Grimpen Mire.

11. How did the man found on the moor die?
(a) He was trampled by a Devonshire pony.
(b) He was chased off a cliff.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He sank into the Grimpen Mire.

12. According to Watson, what is one of Holmes's faults?
(a) Holmes underestimates everyone around him.
(b) Holmes never tells anyone his plans.
(c) Holmes is too vain.
(d) Holmes can be lazy.

13. 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.

14. After hearing a man scream on the moor, what do Watson and Holmes hear next?
(a) A woman sobbing.
(b) The baying of the hound.
(c) A carriage rattling behind them.
(d) Gunshots.

15. By mid-October, what lady is beginning to preoccupy Sir Henry's thoughts, according to Watson?
(a) Laura Lyons.
(b) Miss Stapleton.
(c) Mrs. Barrymore.
(d) A yeoman's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sir Henry decide that they must go capture Selden?

2. How is Chapter 8 narrated?

3. What do the men deduce happened to Stapleton?

4. What does Sir Henry do when Barrymore refuses to answer his questions?

5. While searching for Selden on the moor, what frightens both Sir Henry and Watson?

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