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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Drebber and his secretary pay when they stayed with Madame Charpentier?
(a) 14 pounds a week.
(b) 8 pounds a week.
(c) 16 pounds a week.
(d) 10 pounds a week.

2. What does Holmes say that Norman-Neruda plays well?
(a) Haydn.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Bach.
(d) Chopin.

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

4. In Part 1, Chapter 3, approximately how old does Watson believe that the dead man might be?
(a) 39 or 40.
(b) 43 or 44.
(c) 36.
(d) 48.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does the person who comes for the ring in Part 1: Chapter 5, say the ring belongs to?

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?

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?

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