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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9, The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "A Case of Identity" begins with Holmes and Watson discussing the strangeness of _______________________.
(a) Ordinary books.
(b) Ordinary life.
(c) Ordinary dreams.
(d) Ordinary people.

2. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," who asks the engineer to fix something?
(a) Inspector Bradstreet.
(b) Miss Helen Stoner.
(c) Colonel Lysander Stark.
(d) Victor Hatherly.

3. What year does "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb" begin?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1901
(d) 1895.

4. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what do Watson and his wife do after dinner?
(a) Read and knit.
(b) Draw and sew.
(c) Smoke a pipe and mend socks.
(d) Listen to music.

5. How do Sutherland and Angel communicate?
(a) They meet in secret.
(b) They don't communicate.
(c) They write each other letters.
(d) They talk by telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rate of pay for the engineer in "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb?"

2. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," why does the main character go to see Watson?

3. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what does the engineer do to anger his employer?

4. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what does Holmes conclude about the machine?

5. Which character in "The Man with the Twisted Lip" is addicted to opium?

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