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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. In Part 1: Chapter 1, on what ship does Watson return to England after catching a fever after the battle of Maiwand?
(a) Orontes.
(b) Neuralia.
(c) Teutonic.
(d) Nevasa.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 1, when does Watson say that he took his degree of Doctor of Medicine?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1884.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1881.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 1, where do Watson and other officers go safely after war breaks out?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) Dhaka.
(c) Hyderabad.
(d) Candahar.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what type of cigar does Holmes say the murderer smoked?
(a) Ahambra.
(b) Bucareli.
(c) Guantanamera.
(d) Trichinopoly.

5. Where on Baker Street are the rooms that Watson and Holmes investigate in Part 1: Chapter 2?
(a) 221B.
(b) 269C.
(c) 311A.
(d) 339B.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. After the battle of Maiwand, where is the base hospital located where Watson is taken for his injuries?

4. When war breaks out, in what city has Watson just arrived in Part 1: Chapter 1?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 1, where does Holmes guess that Watson has been?

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