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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time do Holmes and Russell arrive back at Baring-Gould's house after the evening with Ketteridge?
(a) After two in the morning
(b) After ten in the evening
(c) After nine in the evening
(d) After midnight

2. Where did Josiah Gorton spend the afternoon before his death?
(a) At the home of Baring-Gould
(b) At the home of a friend
(c) At an inn
(d) In a tin mine

3. What does David Schiemann say the hound is searching for?
(a) His mistress
(b) His master
(c) His mate
(d) A soul

4. What does Pethering have in his hand that concerns Russell?
(a) A gun
(b) A book
(c) A small statue
(d) A fireplace poker

5. What is the first thing Holmes does when he and Russell go inside the Drake farmhouse?
(a) Asks for tea
(b) They don't go inside
(c) Asks if Drake killed Josiah Gorton
(d) Puts wood on the smouldering fire

6. Where does Baring-Gould say he's heard the song about the ghostly carriage?
(a) He made it up
(b) The young couple
(c) His childhood nurse
(d) His mother

7. What does Holmes say was found on the ground near Josiah Gorton's body?
(a) Footprints of a large dog
(b) A bloody knife
(c) A note
(d) Gold nuggets

8. How long does it take Holmes and Russell to reach Lydford?
(a) An hour
(b) All afternoon
(c) All day
(d) Three hours

9. 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 rain distorts the X Baring-Gould made on the map
(c) The map is vague
(d) The map has been destroyed by the rain

10. What does Russell have to drink upon her arrival at Ketteridge's house?
(a) Wine
(b) Champagne
(c) Coffee
(d) Sherry

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

12. Where is the young couple from that swore they'd seen Lady Howard's coach from Gibbett Hill?
(a) London
(b) America
(c) Mary Tavy
(d) Lew Trenchard

13. What color is the umbrella Holmes provides for Russell as they're leaving for Ketteridge's house?
(a) Blue
(b) Yellow
(c) Black
(d) Green

14. What period of Baring-Gould's life does his second manuscript, "Further Reminiscences," cover?
(a) The first thirty years
(b) The first fifty years
(c) The second thirty years
(d) The second fifty years

15. What is at the top of Gibbett Hill?
(a) A rock formation
(b) A quarry
(c) A skeleton
(d) A herd of sheep

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Baring-Gould say he's been on the moor?

2. Where is the cat asleep in the early part of chapter nine?

3. How long have Russell and Holmes been married?

4. How many horses does Westaway say he actually saw?

5. Who does Russell decide needs to stand guard against the possibility of Pethering's return?

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