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

2. Who took the beryl coronet?
(a) Holder's son.
(b) No one, it was misplaced.
(c) Sir George Burnwell.
(d) Holder's niece.

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

4. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," when the police return to the last known location of the missing person, what do they find?
(a) A cripple and some clothes.
(b) A pipe.
(c) A bottle of gin.
(d) A pistol and ammunition.

5. While sitting, what does Hunter notice?
(a) Holmes sneaking up on Mr. Rucastle.
(b) A man watching her.
(c) The animal being set free.
(d) Mr. Rucastle stealing from the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen hear that makes her nervous in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band?"

2. What is the crime committed in "A Case of Identity?"

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

4. In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," what does Holmes deduce about the owner of the hat based on the strap?

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

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