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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. What weapon is Russell carrying when she and Holmes go onto the moor in search of Ketteridge and Schiemann?
(a) A shotgun
(b) A knife
(c) A handful of grenades
(d) A pistol

2. What day of the week does Samuel see the hound?
(a) Wednesday
(b) Monday
(c) Friday
(d) Saturday

3. 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) Near Two Bridges Inn
(c) It doesn't say
(d) Near Devonshire

4. What kind of lights does Holmes say the young people saw on what they believed to be Lady Howard's coach?
(a) None
(b) Old-fashioned lanterns
(c) Only a faint glow
(d) Flashlights

5. How does Russell make her way from her hotel back to the train for the return trip to the moor?
(a) By tram
(b) By horse
(c) By taxi
(d) She walks

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What words does Russell use to describe the music she's heard on the moor?

3. Who does Russell say she believes Ketteridge was trying to get away from Baskerville Hall when she'd dropped in unexpectedly?

4. What is Tiggy?

5. Which of the following items does Russell say she's afraid someone will ask her to take along?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the clues Holmes and Russell find that lead them to the conclusion that Scheimann and Ketteridge are involved?

2. What does Holmes believe to be the truth about Scheimann's disposal of Pethering's body and what is Russell's reaction?

3. Why does Ketteridge ask about Russell's knowledge of the sightings of the hounds and Lady Howard's coach? What does Russell respond?

4. What does Holmes learn about Pethering's true identity and how does he learn it?

5. What does Holmes say he believe to be the purpose of the pipes he found buried near the old tin works?

6. What is the purpose of Ketteridge and Scheimann salting the moor with gold and what is the purpose of creating the illusion of Lady Howard's coach and the ghostly hound?

7. What is the "gold story" Russell reads about in Baring-Gould's book in his chapter about Okehampton?

8. Describe the moment in which Russell's attitude about the moor changes?

9. Describe Ketteridge's mood when Russell goes downstairs after her bath and what does Russell note about his appearance?

10. Describe how and why Russell's attitude toward Baring-Gould has changed by this point in the book.

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