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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the battle of Maiwand, where is the base hospital located where Watson is taken for his injuries?
(a) Agra.
(b) Kolkata.
(c) Peshawar.
(d) Jaipur.

2. What time does Rance say that he met Harry Murcher from the Holland Grove beat?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what color hair does the corpse have?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Gray.

5. What falls when the body is moved in Part 1: Chapter 3?
(a) Man's wedding ring.
(b) Silver ring.
(c) Women's wedding ring.
(d) Signet ring.

6. How many are in the chemical laboratory when Stamford takes Watson to meet Holmes in Part 1: Chapter 1?
(a) 1.
(b) .3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

7. At the hotel where Stangerson is murdered, how long do the hotel staff say that he had been waiting for a gentleman?
(a) 18 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

9. In Part 1: Chapter 4, when does Rance say there was a fight at the White Hart?
(a) 11 p.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

10. In Part 1: Chapter 3, where is the body found?
(a) Dining room.
(b) Office.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Bedroom.

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

12. 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) 2 or 3 days.
(c) Days on end.
(d) 3 or 4 days.

13. In Part 1: Chapter 5, who comes to inquire about the ring?
(a) An old man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A young woman.
(d) A boy.

14. 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) Nevasa.
(d) Neuralia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the person who comes to claim the ring in Part 1: Chapter 5?

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

3. In Part 1: Chapter 1, when does Watson say that he took his degree of Doctor of Medicine?

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

5. What instrument does Holmes play?

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