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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, The Boscombe Valley Mystery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the outcome of the case in "The Red-Headed League?"
(a) Holmes solves the case but lets the criminal go free.
(b) Holmes is unable to solve the case.
(c) Holmes solves the case and catches the criminal.
(d) Holmes solves the case and executes the criminal.

2. Who is Holmes' client in "A Case of Identity?"
(a) Miss Jenny Fromberg.
(b) Miss Irene Adler.
(c) Miss Mary Sutherland.
(d) Miss Jane Jones.

3. Where is Boscombe Valley?
(a) In the city.
(b) Underground.
(c) In the countryside.
(d) On an island.

4. In "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," which character is found dead?
(a) James McCarthy.
(b) Charles McCarthy.
(c) John Turner.
(d) Sherlock Holmes.

5. Where does the Red-Headed League place an advertisement for employment?
(a) A flier.
(b) The phonebook.
(c) The post office.
(d) The newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date does Charles McCarthy make an appointment at the Boscombe Valley pool?

2. What is the female's profession in "A Scandal in Bohemia?"

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

4. How does Miss Sutherland support herself?

5. When Holmes begins to solve the case in "A Scandal in Bohemia," what is his disguise?

(see the answer key)

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