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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the crime committed in "A Case of Identity?"
(a) Fraud.
(b) Murder.
(c) Theft.
(d) Burglary.

2. What does Holmes threaten Mr. Windbanks with?
(a) A knife.
(b) A riding whip.
(c) The authorities.
(d) A pistol.

3. What does Holmes decide to do with the killer at the end of "The Boscombe Valley Mystery?"
(a) Make him confess his guilt.
(b) Extort 10,000 pounds from him.
(c) Turn him over to the police.
(d) Let him go free.

4. In "The Five Orange Pips," why is Watson staying with Holmes?
(a) Watson is getting a divorce.
(b) Holmes is lonely and asks Watson to come over.
(c) Watson's wife is out of town.
(d) Watson's wife kicked him out.

5. Who receives the second letter in "The Five Orange Pips?"
(a) Joseph.
(b) James.
(c) John.
(d) Elias.

6. When Holmes, Watson and their client go to the female character's home in "A Scandal in Bohemia," where is she?
(a) She is no longer there.
(b) Eating in the kitchen.
(c) In the sitting room.
(d) Hiding in the stable.

7. Which character in "The Man with the Twisted Lip" is addicted to opium?
(a) Kate Whitney.
(b) Isa Whitney.
(c) Boone.
(d) Mr. St. Clair.

8. What is the relationship between Angel and Sutherland?
(a) Engaged.
(b) Father and daughter.
(c) Brother and sister.
(d) Boss and employee.

9. How does Elias Openshaw die?
(a) Drowns.
(b) Burns.
(c) He doesn't die.
(d) Falls.

10. What is unusual about Angel?
(a) Angel walks with a limp.
(b) Angel wears dark glasses and speaks quietly.
(c) Angel is very wealthy yet dresses like a slob.
(d) Angel knows Holmes from a previous case.

11. Who owns the estate McCarthy lives on?
(a) McCarthy owns it.
(b) Turner.
(c) Holmes.
(d) Watson.

12. Where did the letter Elias receives come from?
(a) Pondicherry, India.
(b) Dundee.
(c) Madrid, Spain.
(d) New York.

13. At the end of the case, what happens to the Red-Headed League?
(a) It continues on with a new leader.
(b) It is dissolved.
(c) Holmes becomes the new leader.
(d) It is brought up on tax evasion.

14. In "A Case of Identity," what is Windbank's motive?
(a) To have Miss Sutherland move out of his house.
(b) To gain Miss Sutherland's inheritance.
(c) To legally adpot Miss Sutherland.
(d) To prevent Miss Sutherland from getting married.

15. After Watson finds and leaves with Whitney, who does Watson run into?
(a) Holmes.
(b) His wife.
(c) Mrs. St. Clair.
(d) Mr. St. Clair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Holmes in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery?"

2. Who does Holmes believe to be behind the Red-Headed League?

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

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

5. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," when the police return to the last known location of the missing person, what do they find?

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