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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. 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) About a week.
(b) Days on end.
(c) 3 or 4 days.
(d) 2 or 3 days.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 4, who is the only person that Rance says he saw after finding the body?
(a) Young man.
(b) Elderly man.
(c) A drunk.
(d) Old lady.

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

4. Where is the Fifth Northumberland Fusilers stationed when Watson is assigned there as an Assistant Surgeon?
(a) India.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Iran.
(d) Pakistan.

5. What time does Holmes indicate in a lost and found ad that anyone seeking a lost gold wedding ring should see Dr. Watson at 221B, Baker Street?
(a) Between 8 and 9 p.m.
(b) Around 7:30 p.m.
(c) At 6:30 p.m.
(d) Between 7 and 8 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Stangerson murdered?

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

3. What book does Watson thumb through while he waits for Holmes in Part 1: Chapter 5?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 1, on what ship does Watson return to England after catching a fever after the battle of Maiwand?

5. What time does Rance say that he met Harry Murcher from the Holland Grove beat?

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