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

2. What type of hat is found with the body in Part 1, Chapter 3?

3. What color is the stump of candle in the room where the body is found in Part 1: Chapter 3?

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

5. What do Holmes and Watson pick their way through 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. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does Holmes determine that the murdere had long nails and smoked a Trichinopoly cigar?

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what rooms do Watson and Holmes inspect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of A Study in Scarlet, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Jefferson Hope believe he is justified in killing Drebber and Stangerson? Are their deaths murder or justice?

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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