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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of hat is found with the body in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Homburg.
(b) Top hat.
(c) Fedora.
(d) Flat cap.

2. What income does Watson earn a day have when he returns to England in Part 1: Chapter 1?
(a) 11 shillings and sixpence.
(b) 12 shillings and fourpence.
(c) 10 shillings and sixpence.
(d) 14 shillings and eightpence.

3. When does Watson learn about Holmes's powers of observation?
(a) March 30.
(b) March 23.
(c) March 1.
(d) March 4.

4. How many days does Watson notice that Holmes sometimes lies upon the sofa in the sitting-room at the beginning of Part 1: Chapter 2?
(a) 2 or 3 days.
(b) 3 or 4 days.
(c) About a week.
(d) Days on end.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what color hair does the corpse have?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Blonde.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Holmes?

2. What color is the stump of candle in the room where the body is found in Part 1: Chapter 3?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what tattoo does the Marine who makes a delivery to Holmes have?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 1, where do Watson and other officers go safely after war breaks out?

5. Who saves Watson when he is injured the fatal battle of Maiwand?

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