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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 1: Chapter 3, where is the man from who is found dead off Brixton Road?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Missouri.

3. 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) Days on end.
(d) About a week.

4. How is Stangerson murdered?
(a) Stab wound.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Blow to the head.
(d) Poison.

5. What street does the person who claimed the ring ask a cabbie to take them to in Part 1: Chapter 5?
(a) Houndsditch.
(b) Canon Alley.
(c) Appold.
(d) Budge Row.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where on Baker Street are the rooms that Watson and Holmes investigate in Part 1: Chapter 2?

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

3. What time did Drebber leave his lodgings for the train, according to Gregson in Part 1: Chapter 6?

4. At the hotel where Stangerson is murdered, how long do the hotel staff say that he had been waiting for a gentleman?

5. At the end of Part 1: Chapter 6, where is Joseph Stangerson found murdered?

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