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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 3, what type of cigar does Holmes say the murderer smoked?

2. What street does the person who claimed the ring ask a cabbie to take them to in Part 1: Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of the person who comes to claim the ring in Part 1: Chapter 5?

4. How is Stangerson murdered?

5. Who saves Watson when he is injured the fatal battle of Maiwand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Part 1: Chapter 6, who does Holmes have working for him?

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

10. How does Holmes catch the murderer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

A red herring is information that misleads readers. What are some red herrings in the the novel? How do they deceive characters and readers? How do the red herrings create twists in the plot?

Essay Topic 3

John Ferrier and Jefferson Hope take risks to protect Lucy. What risks do the men take to protect Lucy? What are they willing to give up in order to save her? What are their motivations for protecting Lucy?

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