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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Russell say it's been since she's seen Holmes?
(a) Almost a week
(b) Three weeks
(c) Two months
(d) Three days

2. What makes Holmes believe they're close to a farmhouse when they're caught in the thick fog?
(a) He saw it before the fog rolled in
(b) He remembers it from the map
(c) He hears cows and chickens
(d) He hears a dog barking

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

4. How long have Russell and Holmes been married?
(a) Three years
(b) Ten years
(c) Two years
(d) Nine years

5. What does Russell smell when she wakes after a night of drinking with the locals?
(a) Tea
(b) Bacon
(c) Cider
(d) Wet wool

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Dartmoor Stables?

2. How does Holmes propose to find the names of the couple who'd seen the coach from Gibbett Hill?

3. How much higher does Holmes say Dartmoor is than their current position?

4. What period of Baring-Gould's life does his second manuscript, "Further Reminiscences," cover?

5. Where does the barman say Pethering has gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the mystery Baring-Gould has asked Holmes and Russell to solve?

2. What does Holmes say about Baring-Gould's attitudes toward superstition and why does this make Russell question the foundation of their friendship?

3. What is the legend of Lady Howard's coach?

4. Briefly describe the church Russell finds on the property.

5. What is the substance of the second telegram Russell receives? What's the significance of that telegram with regard to the relationship between Russell and Holmes?

6. What does Holmes search for when he reaches the spot Baring-Gould marked as the last place Lady Howard's coach has been seen and why does he fail to find it?

7. What are some of the details Ketteridge reveals about his life prior to his arrival in Dartmoor?

8. What does Ketteridge say he does with his time and what does Russell realize this means about his fascination with Baskerville Hall?

9. What are some of the details Cleave offers up about Josiah Gorton and about their last conversation?

10. How do Russell and Holmes find the shelter where they eat their lunch during the first trek onto the moor?

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