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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 4, who does Holmes want to hear play?
(a) Deldevez.
(b) Norman-Neruda.
(c) Becker.
(d) Proch.

2. When Rance found the body and blew his whislte, how many came to his aid in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. 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) 10 pounds a week.
(d) 16 pounds a week.

4. What does a retired sergeant of Marines deliver to Sherlock in Part 1: Chapter 2?
(a) Small box.
(b) Large box.
(c) Brown envelope.
(d) Blue envelope.

5. 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) Teutonic.
(c) Neuralia.
(d) Nevasa.

6. 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) 3 or 4 days.
(c) Days on end.
(d) 2 or 3 days.

7. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how long did Drebber stay at the lodgings of Madame Charpentier?
(a) 6 days.
(b) Nearly 3 weeks.
(c) 11 days.
(d) About 2 weeks.

8. Where do Holmes and Watson go after leaving No. 3, Lauriston Gardens in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) Telegraph office.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Baker St.
(d) Police station.

9. What day of the month did Drebber and his private secretary leave for the Euston Station in Part 1: Chapter 6?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

10. When does Watson learn about Holmes's powers of observation?
(a) March 30.
(b) March 1.
(c) March 4.
(d) March 23.

11. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what coin does Holmes remove from his pocket when he speaks to Rance?
(a) Groat.
(b) Farthing.
(c) Half-crown.
(d) Half-sovereign.

12. 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) Tuberculosis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Typhoid fever.
(d) Flu.

13. What concert does Holmes want to go to in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) Abel.
(b) Doppler.
(c) Halle.
(d) Kayser.

14. What is the shape of Audley Court?
(a) Quadrangle.
(b) Rectangle.
(c) Pentagon.
(d) Square.

15. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what time does Holmes and Watson leave No. 3, Lauriston Gardens?
(a) 1:30 p.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 1: Chapter 3, how many of the apartments at Lauriston Gardens are for rent?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 3, where is the body found?

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

5. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what is the name of the private secretary who travels with Enoch Drebber?

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