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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does Holmes know that the murderer has long fingernails?

2. What day of the month did Drebber and his private secretary leave for the Euston Station in Part 1: Chapter 6?

3. How is Stangerson murdered?

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

5. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how much does Holmes pay street urchins for information?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Watson injuried when he is in Afghanistan, and where is he taken afterwards?

6. How does Holmes catch the murderer?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Arthur Charpentier is arrested for murder. Why is Charpentier arrested for murder? Why does he seem to be guilty? Why are the appearances of what happened deceiving?

Essay Topic 2

A spoiler in literature is an element in a written work that reveals plot elements or content. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are there any spoilers in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Drebber and Stangerson are killed by Jefferson Hope. What do Drebber and Stangerson do to hurt Jefferson Hope? Why does he seek revenge for their actions?

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