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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following are among the things Russell notes about Postbridge?
(a) There are many houses in a rouch circle around the town's center
(b) There are no church buildings but there is a school
(c) There are three places to buy liquor and one place to eat
(d) There are two churches and a phone kiosk

2. According to the reference to gold in Baring-Gould's book, where was the gold-washing apparatus found on the moor?
(a) Near Mary Tavy
(b) It doesn't say
(c) Near Two Bridges Inn
(d) Near Devonshire

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) Half
(b) Quarter
(c) A sliver
(d) Full

4. Where does Elizabeth Chase say Tiggy would ordinarily live?
(a) In wide open spaces
(b) In a barn
(c) In a wooded area
(d) In a house

5. What position does the young man named Adam hold, according to Baring-Gould?
(a) Head beekeeper
(b) Constable
(c) Groundskeeper at Lew Trenchard
(d) Doctor

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

7. Who drives Russell back to Lew Trenchard?
(a) Baring-Gould's driver
(b) Ketteridge's hired driver
(c) Schiemann
(d) Ketteridge

8. What's in the trunk of the car on the day Holmes and Russell take Baring-Gould onto the moor one last time?
(a) Nothing
(b) Blankets and cushions
(c) A picnic lunch
(d) Books

9. What color are the shoes is the child wearing when she directs Russell toward Elizabeth Chase's house?
(a) Black
(b) She's not wearing any
(c) Brown
(d) Blue

10. What does Russell say she was doing on the moor that brought her to Ketteridge's house?
(a) Hoping for a chance to see him again
(b) Out for a ride
(c) Meeting Holmes
(d) Looking for clues

11. Which of the following items does Russell say she's afraid someone will ask her to take along?
(a) A butterfly net
(b) A letter of introduction
(c) An extra map
(d) A quarter in case she needs to make a phone call

12. What words does Russell use to describe the music she's heard on the moor?
(a) Eerie
(b) Exciting
(c) Simplistic
(d) Human

13. What does Holmes say was Ketteridge's fate?
(a) The moor took him
(b) He was eaten by greed
(c) He was blown up by the charges
(d) He was shot

14. What does Ketteridge say was the most exciting moment of his life?
(a) When he met Russell
(b) When he met Holmes
(c) When he discovered gold
(d) When he bought Baskerville Hall

15. What does Baring-Gould say is the reason it's difficult to keep bees on the moor?
(a) The wind
(b) The constant rain
(c) The lengthy winter
(d) The lack of flowers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the toast Ketteridge proposes when Russell joins him?

2. What does the liver mortis indicate to Russell about Pethering's body?

3. What does Russell come to realize about the trip home in Ketteridge's car the night after her horse was injured?

4. How many miles does Russell have to cover in order to reach the inn at Tavistock?

5. What does Russell tell Holmes about the efforts to preserve the marks at the scene where Pethering's body was found?

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