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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 do Sir Henry and Watson do to entrap Barrymore?
(a) They stay up all night until they hear him come to the window with a candle.
(b) They trick Barrymore into coming outside with them at night.
(c) They ask Mrs. Barrymore what her husband's habits are at night.
(d) They have Dr. Mortimer follow Barrymore around for a day.

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

3. What is the deal Stapleton strikes with Sir Henry?
(a) Henry will go with Stapleton on a moth-catching expedition so that he might get to know his sister's suitor better.
(b) Henry will allow Miss Stapleton to accompany him on a trip to London.
(c) Henry will allow Stapleton to inspect the grounds every night for signs of the hound.
(d) Henry will build a friendship with Miss Stapleton for three months, after which he will be allowed to start wooing her.

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 Frankland's daughter.
(d) She is actually Stapleton's wife.

5. Who is the man that was killed on the moor?
(a) Dr. Mortimer.
(b) Stapleton.
(c) Selden.
(d) Barrymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Stapleton falsely promised Mrs. Lyons?

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

3. Why is Watson feeling coldly towards Frankland?

4. According to the letter to Holmes, what is the status on the escaped convict?

5. What happens when Sir Henry begins his walk home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Holmes able to recognize Stapleton's features in Hugo Baskerville?

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

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

4. Why is Watson hurt about Holmes's deception?

5. Why did Barrymore not tell anyone about the burnt letter?

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

7. What does the hound look like?

8. Why does Stapleton appear to oppose a match between his sister and Sir Henry?

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

10. What is Mrs. Lyons's relationship to Sir Charles?

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