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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. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what does Holmes do while thinking about the case?
(a) Read a book.
(b) Drink alcohol.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Smoke a pipe.

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

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

4. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what does Holmes do with the person he is investigating?
(a) Tells him to run out of town.
(b) Tells him to go back to his wife and quit begging.
(c) Tells him to continue what he is doing.
(d) Tells him to turn himself in to the police.

5. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what is unusual when Watson first meets Holmes?
(a) Holmes is in disguise.
(b) Holmes is skipping along the road.
(c) Holmes is sleeping.
(d) Holmes has a mustache.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about Angel?

2. What character does "The Man with the Twisted Lip" begin a description with?

3. Why is Mr. WIndbank frequently away from home?

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

5. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," where was the person Holmes investigating last seen?

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