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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day is Lady Howard supposed to be seen?
(a) Just before dawn
(b) Just before sunset
(c) After midnight
(d) Just after sunset

2. In chapter eleven, Russell stays at Mary Tavy inn. What is it that a young man gives Russell?
(a) A tin whistle
(b) A pair of binoculars
(c) A map of the moor with sightings listed
(d) Useful information

3. Which of the following is a clue Holmes adds to Russell's list of sightings of Lady Howard's coach and the dog?
(a) The date the courting couple saw the dog
(b) The date Josiah Gorton was killed
(c) The date the couple saw the coach from Gibbett Hill
(d) The date the granny heard the dog scratching at the door

4. How does Russell get word to Holmes that she's going to be late?
(a) Sends a boy with a message
(b) She doesn't
(c) She telephones
(d) She depends on word of mouth

5. What is used to sweeten the tea served at Elizabeth Chases's house?
(a) Sugar
(b) Treacle
(c) Honey
(d) Nothing

Short Answer Questions

1. What phase is the moon in when Russell looks at the moor for the first time without rain, near the end of chapter ten?

2. Who drives Russell back to Lew Trenchard?

3. What does Holmes say was found on the ground near Josiah Gorton's body?

4. Where does Holmes drop his hat and gloves?

5. What does Baring-Gould say he'd dreamed of?

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