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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 do Holmes and Russell have to drink when they stop at the public house in chapter three?
(a) Water
(b) Wine
(c) Beer
(d) Lemonade

2. What does Russell believe to be in the vial Holmes finds in Joshiah Gorton's cache the morning after they camp in the cave?
(a) Tin
(b) Gold
(c) A bullet
(d) A sliver of bone

3. What phase is the moon in when Russell looks at the moor for the first time without rain, near the end of chapter ten?
(a) Quarter
(b) A sliver
(c) Half
(d) Full

4. What does Holmes have for food when he and Russell camp in the cave?
(a) Cake and water
(b) Nothing
(c) Bread and cheese
(d) Sandwiches and boiled eggs

5. What happens that makes it difficult for Holmes to be sure they're on the exact spot where Lady Howard's coach was seen?
(a) They burned the map the previous night to start a fire
(b) The map is vague
(c) The rain distorts the X Baring-Gould made on the map
(d) The map has been destroyed by the rain

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Holmes learn about the young Londoner who'd seen Lady Howard's coach?

2. What do Holmes and Russell have to eat when they stop at the public house in chapter three?

3. What is the subject of the song Russell requests from the singing moor men?

4. What is the injury the horse sustains on the way back to Lew Trenchard?

5. Why does Baring-Gould say he'll write a letter in favor of Pethering's claims?

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