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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) 3 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

2. 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 a.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

3. 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) Admitting desk.
(c) Children's ward of a hospital.
(d) Chemical laboratory at a hospital.

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

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

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

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

8. Who saves Watson when he is injured the fatal battle of Maiwand?
(a) Coleman.
(b) Murray.
(c) Baker.
(d) Wilson.

9. Who does Tobias Gregson work for?
(a) Ministry of Defense.
(b) Scotland Yard.
(c) Interpol.
(d) East Midlands.

10. When war breaks out, in what city has Watson just arrived in Part 1: Chapter 1?
(a) Bombay.
(b) Kathiawar.
(c) Madras.
(d) Karachi.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 4, who does Holmes want to hear play?

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

3. On what is Rance's name engraved on Audley Court?

4. What shift did Rance work in Part 1: Chapter 4?

5. What color is the stump of candle in the room where the body is found in Part 1: Chapter 3?

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