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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. Which of the following Holmes' characteristics does "A Case of Identity" contain?
(a) A young woman about to be married.
(b) Grotesque details.
(c) Exotic murder weapon.
(d) Character from a foreign land.

2. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," when the police return to the last known location of the missing person, what do they find?
(a) A bottle of gin.
(b) A pistol and ammunition.
(c) A cripple and some clothes.
(d) A pipe.

3. In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," what does Holmes deduce about the owner of the hat based on the size?
(a) That he is intelligent.
(b) That he is fat.
(c) That he is stupid.
(d) That he is old.

4. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what is Holmes feeling about the person he is looking for?
(a) That he is in jail.
(b) That he is dead.
(c) That he left his wife.
(d) That he will never be found.

5. After Holmes accepts Wilson's case in "The Red-Headed League," what does he do to help him think about the case?
(a) Play the violin.
(b) Meditate.
(c) Smoke a pipe.
(d) Take a walk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Watson finds and leaves with Whitney, who does Watson run into?

3. What is the motivation for the murder in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery?"

4. Who is Holmes' client in "The Red-Headed League?

5. Once Holmes determines the murderer in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," what is the murderer's response?

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