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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 is the name of the murderer of Drebber and Stangerson?
(a) Jefferson Hope.
(b) Jules Hickman.
(c) Justin Houseman.
(d) James Higgins.

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

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

4. What is the name of the person who comes to claim the ring in Part 1: Chapter 5?
(a) Brown.
(b) Sawyer.
(c) Vincent.
(d) Miller.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how long did Drebber stay at the lodgings of Madame Charpentier?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 11 days.
(c) Nearly 3 weeks.
(d) About 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the shape of Audley Court?

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what coin does Holmes remove from his pocket when he speaks to Rance?

5. What is Lestrade's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Holmes determine that Rance allowed the murderer to go free?

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

5. What does Watson do at the beginning of Part 1: Chapter 5?

6. In Part 1: Chapter 3, how did Holmes deduce the occupation of the man who delivered a letter in Chapter 2?

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

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

9. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does Holmes determine that the murdere had long nails and smoked a Trichinopoly cigar?

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

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