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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what is the name of the private secretary who travels with Enoch Drebber?
(a) Charles Nightengale.
(b) William Phillips.
(c) Andrew Livingstone.
(d) Joseph Stangerson.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what tattoo does the Marine who makes a delivery to Holmes have?
(a) Lighthouse.
(b) Anchor.
(c) Mermaid.
(d) Pilot's wheel.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what does Watson do when Holmes leaves for the concert?
(a) Tries to take a nap.
(b) Reads the newspaper.
(c) Goes for a walk.
(d) Has tea.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 4, who is the only person that Rance says he saw after finding the body?
(a) Old lady.
(b) A drunk.
(c) Young man.
(d) Elderly man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 3, approximately how old does Watson believe that the dead man might be?

2. How tall is Holmes?

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 3, where is the body found?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of place is Audley Court where Rance lives?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 2, how does Watson describe Holmes's appearance?

3. Who comes to claim the ring that Holmes advertises in a lost and found ad in the paper?

4. How does Holmes catch the murderer?

5. What are the apartments like at Number 3, Lauriston Gardens?

6. What happens when Holmes tries to follow the woman who claims the ring he advertised in a lost and found ad?

7. At the end of Part 1: Chapter 3, what clues does Holmes provide Gregson?

8. What shortcomings do Holmes and Watson share when they consider taking lodgings together?

9. How does Holmes determine that the pills in Stangerson's room are poison?

10. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what rooms do Watson and Holmes inspect?

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