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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12, The Adventure of the Copper Beeches.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Case of Identity," Watson uses a newspaper story about what to prove his point to Holmes?
(a) A man beating his wife.
(b) A murder.
(c) A stolen book.
(d) A bank robbery.

2. What is found in the stomach of a goose?
(a) The stolen blue carbuncle.
(b) The stolen hope diamond.
(c) The stolen crown jewels.
(d) A stolen check.

3. Why does the character in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" return from India?
(a) He is forced to after not paying off a gambling debt.
(b) He misses his family back home in England.
(c) He is forced to after beating his butler to death.
(d) He is bored with the country.

4. Which other Doyle story is "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" similar to?
(a) "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor."
(b) "The Adventures of the Speckled Band."
(c) "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet."
(d) "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb."

5. In "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor," what does Holmes consult to find information about Lord St. Simon's case?
(a) The Daily Journal.
(b) The radio.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The encyclopedia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Holmes' client being blackmailed with in "A Scandal in Bohemia?"

2. Who took the beryl coronet?

3. When Holmes solves the case in "The Red-Headed League," what does he determine is the reason for the Red-Headed League?

4. Where does James Ryder hide the stolen object?

5. At the end of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," what does Holmes hit with his cane?

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