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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Holmes' client in "The Red-Headed League?
(a) Mr. Windbank.
(b) Mr. Jabez Wilson.
(c) Mr. McCarthy.
(d) Mr. Godfrey Norton.

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

3. How do Holmes and Watson travel to the case in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"?
(a) By car.
(b) By train.
(c) By foot.
(d) By horse.

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

5. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," whose disappearance is Holmes investigating?
(a) Kate Whitney.
(b) Isa Whitney.
(c) Mrs. St. Clair.
(d) Mr. St. Clair.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what is Holmes feeling about the person he is looking for?

2. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," is Holmes successful at solving the case?

3. Where does James Ryder hide the stolen object?

4. How does Holmes know the owner of the hat's wife no longer loves him in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle?"

5. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," why do Holmes and Watson travel to the police house?

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