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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frankland show Watson on his telescope?
(a) Watson sees Sir Henry out by himself.
(b) Watson sees the hound.
(c) Watson sees the young boy delivering food to the man on the moor.
(d) Watson sees the man on the moor.

2. To what does Stapleton seem opposed?
(a) He appears to disapprove of the growing affection between his sister and Sir Henry.
(b) He appears to be opposed to all the constables in the area.
(c) He appears to be opposed to walking on the moor alone.
(d) He appears to be opposed to Sir Henry's Americanisms.

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

4. How is Chapter 8 narrated?
(a) The narration is in the form of newspaper articles.
(b) The narration is in the form of letters from Watson to Holmes.
(c) The narration is in the form of letters between Watson and Dr. Mortimer.
(d) The narration is in the form of Watson's journal.

5. Why did Mrs. Lyons wish to meet with Sir Charles on the night of his death?
(a) She wished to warn him.
(b) She was hoping that he would propose to her.
(c) She needed his help and he was going to be away to London for a long time.
(d) She was hoping that he would give his blessing to her divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the woman who wrote the letter to Sir Charles estranged from her family?

2. What sort of dog is the hound?

3. Why is Barrymore angry after Sir Henry and Watson learn the truth of his strange behavior?

4. According to Holmes and Watson's deductions, who must have sent the message of warning to Sir Henry in London?

5. What state is Sir Henry left in after the attack and the truth about the Stapletons is revealed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the hound and the men mistake Selden for Sir Henry?

2. What contributes to the dark mood around Baskerville Hall at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. What reason does Stapleton give for his objection to Sir Henry courting his sister?

4. Why is Sir Henry upset with Watson and Holmes?

5. What does Mrs. Stapleton reveal about her husband?

6. What is significant about the discovery of Sir Henry's boot in Grimpen Mire?

7. What are Holmes's instructions to Cartwright and why is it significant?

8. What is the arrangement between Selden and the Barrymores, and how did it come to be?

9. What are Watson's impressions of the mysterious figure he sees on the tor?

10. What are Watson's fanciful impressions of the moor in his letter to Holmes?

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