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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 4, when does Rance say there was a fight at the White Hart?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 11 p.m.

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

3. 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) Typhoid fever.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Flu.

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

5. In Part 1: Chapter 1, on what ship does Watson return to England after catching a fever after the battle of Maiwand?
(a) Neuralia.
(b) Orontes.
(c) Nevasa.
(d) Teutonic.

6. How tall is Holmes?
(a) 5 feet 9 inches.
(b) Over 6 feet.
(c) About 5 feet 11 inches.
(d) 6 feet 2 inches.

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. In Part 1: Chapter 4, who does Holmes want to hear play?
(a) Proch.
(b) Norman-Neruda.
(c) Becker.
(d) Deldevez.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the battle of Maiwand, where is the base hospital located where Watson is taken for his injuries?

2. How many are in the chemical laboratory when Stamford takes Watson to meet Holmes in Part 1: Chapter 1?

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

4. What time does Holmes indicate in a lost and found ad that anyone seeking a lost gold wedding ring should see Dr. Watson at 221B, Baker Street?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what time does Holmes and Watson leave No. 3, Lauriston Gardens?

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