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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What color is the stump of candle in the room where the body is found in Part 1: Chapter 3?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 2, by what time is Holmes usually in bed?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 10:30 p.m.
(c) 11 p.m.
(d) 9:30 p.m.

6. In Part 1: Chapter 3, where is the man from who is found dead off Brixton Road?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Ohio.

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

8. At the end of Part 1: Chapter 6, where is Joseph Stangerson found murdered?
(a) Great Northern Hotel.
(b) Great Eastern Hotel.
(c) Brown's Hotel.
(d) Halliday's Private Hotel.

9. Where is a man murdered in Part 1: Chapter 3?
(a) 1 Charleston Gardens.
(b) 7 Percival Gardens.
(c) 9 Riverton Gardens.
(d) 3 Lauriston Gardens.

10. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what type of cigar does Holmes say the murderer smoked?
(a) Ahambra.
(b) Bucareli.
(c) Trichinopoly.
(d) Guantanamera.

11. 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) 2 or 3 days.
(b) About a week.
(c) 3 or 4 days.
(d) Days on end.

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

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

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

15. What time did Drebber leave his lodgings for the train, according to Gregson in Part 1: Chapter 6?
(a) 7:45 a.m.
(b) 7:30 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 1: Chapter 5, who comes to inquire about the ring?

3. Where do Holmes and Watson go after leaving No. 3, Lauriston Gardens in Part 1: Chapter 4?

4. What street does the person who claimed the ring ask a cabbie to take them to in Part 1: Chapter 5?

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

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