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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. What is Holmes' client being blackmailed with in "A Scandal in Bohemia?"
(a) A letter.
(b) Incriminating evidence.
(c) A picture.
(d) Embarrassing tapes.

2. Which of the following characters is not in "A Case of Identity?"
(a) Mr. Jabez Wilson.
(b) Miss Sutherland.
(c) Mr. Hosmer Angel.
(d) Mr. Windbanks.

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

4. What does Helen mutter about before dying?
(a) A speckled band.
(b) A rogue bat.
(c) An enormous spider.
(d) A lost necklace.

5. In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," who delivers the black hat to Holmes?
(a) A policeman.
(b) Watson.
(c) It was left on his front step.
(d) A mysterious man in a mask.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Holmes do with the criminal at the end of "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle?"

5. In "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," what does James claim to see in the water?

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