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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color hair does Gregson have?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Copper.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Flaxen.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 3, how many of the apartments at Lauriston Gardens are for rent?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

6. What is Lestrade's occupation?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Constable.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Detective.

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

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

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

10. 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) Typhoid fever.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Flu.

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

12. In Part 1: Chapter 1, who does Watson meeet at the Criterion Bar?
(a) Petersen.
(b) Williams.
(c) Stamford.
(d) Philipps.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what does Watson do when Holmes leaves for the concert?

2. Who saves Watson when he is injured the fatal battle of Maiwand?

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what time does Holmes return to Baker St. after following the person who claimed the ring?

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

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