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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Wilson earn in his job for the Red-Headed League?
(a) Ten pounds a month.
(b) 50 pence an hour.
(c) Four pounds a week.
(d) Three pounds a day.

2. From which country do Turner and McCarthy know each other?
(a) India.
(b) Australia.
(c) United States.
(d) Germany.

3. Who was the object found in the stomach of a goose stolen from?
(a) Ms. Irene Adler.
(b) Miss Sutherland.
(c) The Countess of Morcar.
(d) Catherine Cusak.

4. What is Wilson instructed to copy in his job for the Red-Headed League?
(a) The Encyclopedia Britannica.
(b) Webster's Dictionary.
(c) The Oxford English Dictionary.
(d) The Bible.

5. In "A Case of Identity," Watson uses a newspaper story about what to prove his point to Holmes?
(a) A murder.
(b) A stolen book.
(c) A man beating his wife.
(d) A bank robbery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following Holmes' characteristics does "A Case of Identity" contain?

2. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what does Holmes do while thinking about the case?

3. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," whose disappearance is Holmes investigating?

4. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what is found in the water?

5. "A Case of Identity" begins with Holmes and Watson discussing the strangeness of _______________________.

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