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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. What time does Rance say that he met Harry Murcher from the Holland Grove beat?
2. In Part 1: Chapter 1, when does Watson say that he took his degree of Doctor of Medicine?
3. What color hair does Gregson have?
4. When someone writes on a wall, at what height would they usually write?
5. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what tattoo does the Marine who makes a delivery to Holmes have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Watson do at the beginning of Part 1: Chapter 5?
2. Why does Tobias Gregson write Holmes in Part 1: Chapter 3?
3. When does Watson get his Doctor of Medicine, and what does he do afterwards?
4. How does Watson find it to be living with Holmes?
5. Who comes to claim the ring that Holmes advertises in a lost and found ad in the paper?
6. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what rooms do Watson and Holmes inspect?
7. How is Watson injuried when he is in Afghanistan, and where is he taken afterwards?
8. What happens when Holmes tries to follow the woman who claims the ring he advertised in a lost and found ad?
9. What type of place is Audley Court where Rance lives?
10. In Part 1: Chapter 2, how does Watson describe Holmes's appearance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 2
The title of the book is A Study in Scarlet. What analogy does Holmes use to describe what it will take to solve the murder? Why does he describe solving the murder as a study In scarlet?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Jefferson Hope believe he is justified in killing Drebber and Stangerson? Are their deaths murder or justice?
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