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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor," what does Inspector Lestrade find in the river?
(a) A dress and shoes.
(b) A camera and pen.
(c) A hat and cane.
(d) A ring and corset.

2. When does "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" take place?
(a) January of 1895.
(b) April of 1883.
(c) June of 1878.
(d) October of 1901.

3. What is the relationship between St. Simon and Flora Millar?
(a) Brother and sister.
(b) Father and daughter.
(c) Former coworkers.
(d) Ex-lovers.

4. When the engineer arrives at the designated spot in "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what is the German woman's attitude towards him?
(a) She asks him for help.
(b) She welcomes him into her home.
(c) She implores him to leave immediately.
(d) She wonders what he is doing there.

5. What is found in the stomach of a goose?
(a) The stolen crown jewels.
(b) The stolen hope diamond.
(c) A stolen check.
(d) The stolen blue carbuncle.

6. What year does "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb" begin?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1901
(c) 1875.
(d) 1889.

7. Why does the character in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" return from India?
(a) He misses his family back home in England.
(b) He is bored with the country.
(c) He is forced to after not paying off a gambling debt.
(d) He is forced to after beating his butler to death.

8. At the end of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," what does Holmes hit with his cane?
(a) The light.
(b) The bell cord.
(c) The ceiling fan.
(d) The lamp.

9. How many people does Holder show the Coronet to?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Zero.
(d) Two.

10. According to the Holder's niece, who did one of the servant girls meet with?
(a) A gambler.
(b) A known criminal.
(c) A lover.
(d) Her father.

11. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what does the engineer try to fix?
(a) A hydraulic press.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) A lamp.
(d) A horse carriage.

12. In "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet," how much does Holmes ask for the return of the jewels?
(a) 50 schillings.
(b) 4000 pounds.
(c) 2500 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

13. At the end of "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet," what happens to Holder's son?
(a) He sells the beryl coronet and is a rich man.
(b) He is sentenced to life in jail.
(c) He gets away with only probation.
(d) He is freed from jail.

14. At the end of "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet," what happens to the niece?
(a) She flees with Burnwell.
(b) She returns home with Holder.
(c) She ends up in jail.
(d) She is freed from jail.

15. In "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet," what did Holder's son witness?
(a) Holder taking the coronet.
(b) Burnwell taking the coronet.
(c) Nothing, he doesn't know what happened to the coronet.
(d) Holder's niece taking the coronet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what weapon is used to cut off an appendage of the engineer's?

2. What happens to Mr. Rucastle's daughter?

3. In "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor," what did the bride drop while walking down the aisle?

4. At the end of "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor," who does Holmes eat dinner with?

5. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what does Holmes conclude about the machine?

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