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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, how many of the apartments at Lauriston Gardens are for rent?

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

3. At the hotel where Stangerson is murdered, how long do the hotel staff say that he had been waiting for a gentleman?

4. How much did Drebber and his secretary pay when they stayed with Madame Charpentier?

5. How many are in the chemical laboratory when Stamford takes Watson to meet Holmes in Part 1: Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Holmes catch the murderer?

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

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

8. How does Watson find it to be living with Holmes?

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

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

What role does intimidation play in Lucy's wedding plans?

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

A frame story sets the scene for a story within a story. What is the frame story in A Study in Scarlet? How does it provide perspective for John and Lucy’s story?

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