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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, The Adventure of the Speckled Band.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" take place?
(a) October of 1901.
(b) January of 1895.
(c) June of 1878.
(d) April of 1883.

3. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," what is unusual about the visitor who comes to Holmes' apartment?
(a) The visitor is wearing an eyepatch.
(b) The visitor is not wearing any clothes.
(c) The visitor is wearing unusual glasses.
(d) The visitor is wearing a mask.

4. In "The Five Orange Pips," what is Watson doing before their client comes in?
(a) Smoking a pipe.
(b) Cross-indexing his files.
(c) Playing the guitar.
(d) Reading a sailing novel.

5. What time of year is it at the beginning of "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle?"
(a) Summertime.
(b) St. Patrick's Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"?

2. How does Holmes make contact with the owner of the goose and hat?

3. Who owns the estate McCarthy lives on?

4. In "The Five Orange Pips," what happens to the ship, the Lone Star?

5. In "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," what did a witness see?

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