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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 1, who does Stamford say that he saw Holmes beating?
(a) Old lady.
(b) Corpse.
(c) Young girl.
(d) Old man.

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

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

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

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

6. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what time does Holmes leave to follow the person who claims the ring?
(a) 8:15 p.m.
(b) 8:45 p.m.
(c) Around 8:30 p.m.
(d) Close to 9 p.m.

7. Where is the Fifth Northumberland Fusilers stationed when Watson is assigned there as an Assistant Surgeon?
(a) India.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Iran.

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

9. In Part 1: Chapter 1, where do Watson and other officers go safely after war breaks out?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) Hyderabad.
(c) Dhaka.
(d) Candahar.

10. When someone writes on a wall, at what height would they usually write?
(a) Above the head.
(b) Shoulder level.
(c) Chest level.
(d) Eye level.

11. What street does the person who claimed the ring ask a cabbie to take them to in Part 1: Chapter 5?
(a) Houndsditch.
(b) Canon Alley.
(c) Appold.
(d) Budge Row.

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

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

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

15. In Part 1: Chapter 1, when does Watson say that he took his degree of Doctor of Medicine?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1881.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does Gregson have?

2. What time did Drebber leave his lodgings for the train, according to Gregson in Part 1: Chapter 6?

3. When war breaks out, in what city has Watson just arrived in Part 1: Chapter 1?

4. At the hotel where Stangerson is murdered, how long do the hotel staff say that he had been waiting for a gentleman?

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

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