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

2. In Part 1: Chapter 1, where does Holmes guess that Watson has been?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Iran.
(d) India.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What type of hat is found with the body in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what time does Holmes leave to follow the person who claims the ring?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lestrade see in Stangerson's room at Halliday's Private Hotel?

2. Why does Tobias Gregson write Holmes in Part 1: Chapter 3?

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what news does Lestrade come to share?

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

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

7. How does Holmes catch the murderer?

8. Who does Watson see on the street, and what does Holmes say about the man before he meets him in Part 1: Chapter 2?

9. When does Watson get his Doctor of Medicine, and what does he do afterwards?

10. How does Watson find it to be living with Holmes?

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