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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of building is Wheal Betsy?
(a) Sod
(b) Wood
(c) Adobe
(d) Brick

2. What is the secondary case Holmes is supposed to be working while he's in Dartmoor?
(a) Checking on a military weapon
(b) Looking for a fugitive from Scotland Yard
(c) Searching for the source of rumors about war
(d) Looking for a gold thief

3. Who opens the door when Holmes and Russell return to Baring-Gould's house at the opening of chapter seven?
(a) Mr. Gorton
(b) Mr. Ketteridge
(c) Mrs. Elliott
(d) Baring-Gould

4. What is the talent Holmes says Russell has kept hidden from him?
(a) The ability to dance an Irish jib
(b) The ability to drink the locals under the table
(c) The ability to sing traditional ballads
(d) The ability to play the tin whistle

5. What is the name given to the bizarre shaped rocks?
(a) Rabbits
(b) Radonrocks
(c) Tors
(d) Stonehenge

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Baring-Gould say he's heard the song about the ghostly carriage?

2. What does the young man in chapter ten tell Russell Elizabeth Chase wants to talk to her about?

3. How does Russell learn that Lew House is two miles north of the station?

4. What item of clothing does Russell leave out of the bag she packs at the beginning of chapter ten?

5. Where does Holmes drop his hat and gloves?

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