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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Holder's niece?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She is murdered.
(c) She disappears.
(d) She is locked in her home.

2. Which other Doyle story is "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" similar to?
(a) "The Adventures of the Speckled Band."
(b) "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb."
(c) "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet."
(d) "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor."

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

4. In "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches," what animal is kept for security?
(a) A large mastiff.
(b) A talking parakeet.
(c) A small lion.
(d) A trained snake.

5. What does Doran think happened to Moulton?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He refuses to marry her.
(c) He leaves her for another woman.
(d) He takes a promotion and moves out of the country.

6. Who took the beryl coronet?
(a) Sir George Burnwell.
(b) Holder's son.
(c) No one, it was misplaced.
(d) Holder's niece.

7. In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," what does Holmes deduce about the owner of the hat based on the size?
(a) That he is intelligent.
(b) That he is fat.
(c) That he is old.
(d) That he is stupid.

8. At the end of "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches," what does Miss Hunter do?
(a) She runs a school of her own.
(b) She takes a job as a governess.
(c) She receives a promotion.
(d) She has dinner with Holmes.

9. 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.

10. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what does Holmes conclude about the machine?
(a) It is used for torture.
(b) It is used as a printing press.
(c) It is stolen.
(d) It is used for counterfeiting.

11. How does Holmes make contact with the owner of the goose and hat?
(a) Holmes goes to a hat maker's shop.
(b) Holmes goes to a goose farm.
(c) Holmes puts a flier up on the streetcorner.
(d) Holmes puts an ad in the paper.

12. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what weapon is used to cut off an appendage of the engineer's?
(a) A knife.
(b) A hatchet.
(c) A sword.
(d) A cleaver.

13. In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," why doesn't the stepfather want his stepdaughter to get married?
(a) He doesn't believe in marriage.
(b) He dissaproves of her fiance.
(c) He is scared he will never see her again.
(d) He will lose a large sum of money.

14. In "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches," what job does Miss Violet Hunter ask Holmes opinion on?
(a) A teacher in a small school.
(b) A nurse at the local clinic.
(c) A bartender at a local pub.
(d) A governess at a country home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what body part of the main character was cut off?

2. When did Lord St.Simon's wife disappear?

3. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," who asks the engineer to fix something?

4. In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," who is Julia engaged to?

5. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what does the engineer do to anger his employer?

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