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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) About a week.
(c) Days on end.
(d) 2 or 3 days.

2. What shift did Rance work in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
(b) 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
(c) 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
(d) Midnight to 8 a.m.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how much does Holmes pay street urchins for information?
(a) Florin.
(b) Halfpenny.
(c) Shilling.
(d) Farthing.

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

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

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

7. Where is Holmes working when Watson learns that he is looking for someone to share rooms with in Part 1: Chapter 1?
(a) Morgue.
(b) Children's ward of a hospital.
(c) Admitting desk.
(d) Chemical laboratory at a hospital.

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

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

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

11. What instrument does Holmes play?
(a) Cello.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Clarinet.
(d) Violin.

12. During the battle of Maiwand, where is Watson injured?
(a) Arm.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Hip.
(d) Leg.

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

14. What is the name of the murderer of Drebber and Stangerson?
(a) James Higgins.
(b) Justin Houseman.
(c) Jules Hickman.
(d) Jefferson Hope.

15. Who does the person who comes for the ring in Part 1: Chapter 5, say the ring belongs to?
(a) Maisie Williams.
(b) Louisa Roberts.
(c) Sally Dennis.
(d) Catherine Coleman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Stangerson murdered?

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

3. Where does Watson go through a course for surgeons in the army?

4. When someone writes on a wall, at what height would they usually write?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 4, who is the only person that Rance says he saw after finding the body?

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