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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Holmes able to tell what newspaper the words came from?
(a) The color of the newsprint.
(b) The date was on one of the words.
(c) He found the cut-up newspaper.
(d) The font.

2. Though he is described as godless, what in particular made Hugo notorious?
(a) His cruel humor.
(b) He beat a man to death for looking at him wrong.
(c) His scarred face.
(d) He frequently abandoned people for dead on the moor.

3. Who is following Sir Henry and Dr. Mortimer when they leave Holmes and Watson's rooms?
(a) A street urchin.
(b) A man dressed up as a priest.
(c) A woman dressed up as a man.
(d) A man with a possibly fake beard.

4. What does C.C.H (engraved on the stick) stand for?
(a) Christian Cross Hospital.
(b) Charing Court Hospital.
(c) Christian Care Hospital.
(d) Charing Cross Hospital.

5. How does Holmes go about his search for the cut-up newspaper?
(a) Holmes sends Watson to check the wastepaper.
(b) He hires a boy named Cartwright to bribe the postman.
(c) He hires a boy named Cartwright to search the wastepaper of each hotel in Charing Cross.
(d) Holmes checks the wastepaper himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. After questioning Dr. Mortimer about the discovery of Sir Charles's body, what is Holmes annoyed about?

2. How does Holmes relax after his day of thinking?

3. What did Sir Henry discover was missing before he left to see Holmes with Dr. Mortimer?

4. What about the incident makes Dr. Mortimer most uneasy?

5. According to Holmes, who is actually the owner of the stick?

(see the answer key)

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