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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does Holmes know that the murderer has long fingernails?
(a) Scratches on a ring.
(b) Scratches on the wall.
(c) A nail on the floor.
(d) Scratches on the lock.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what does Jefferson eat when he arrives at John's house?
(a) Soup.
(b) Cold meat and bread.
(c) Chicken and biscuits.
(d) Gravy, meat, and bread.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does Rance say the last tenant who lived in one of the vacant apartments in Lauriston Gardens died?
(a) Flu.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Typhoid fever.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. Where do John, Lucy, and Jefferson sleep their second night after leaving in Part 2: Chapter 5?
(a) Amongst brambles.
(b) Bettling crag.
(c) Under pine trees.
(d) Cave.

5. When someone writes on a wall, at what height would they usually write?
(a) Shoulder level.
(b) Eye level.
(c) Chest level.
(d) Above the head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a retired sergeant of Marines deliver to Sherlock in Part 1: Chapter 2?

2. 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?

3. What sound does John hear when he is worrying about what to do in Part 2: Chapter 4?

4. Where is Jefferson Hope from?

5. in Part 2: Chapter 1, from north to south where does a desert run?

(see the answer key)

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