A Study in Scarlet Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Study in Scarlet Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where is Holmes working when Watson learns that he is looking for someone to share rooms with in Part 1: Chapter 1?

2. During the battle of Maiwand, where is Watson injured?

3. What time does Rance say that he met Harry Murcher from the Holland Grove beat?

4. Where is the Fifth Northumberland Fusilers stationed when Watson is assigned there as an Assistant Surgeon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. At the end of Part 1: Chapter 3, what clues does Holmes provide Gregson?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy is married to Drebber against her will. Why is Lucy married to Drebber? What does he gain from his marriage to her? How does he act when she dies? How is greed responsible for the marriage?

Essay Topic 3

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or does it almost take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

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