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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches," why does Mr. Rucastle not want his daughter to get married?
(a) He stands to lose a considerable sum of money.
(b) He is overprotective of her and wants her to stay.
(c) He loves her to much to have her move away.
(d) He needs her help to raise the other children.

2. How does the stepfather die in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band?"
(a) He is attacked by a snake.
(b) He is poisoned.
(c) He is killed by his stepdaughter.
(d) He commits suicide.

3. In "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor," what did the bride drop while walking down the aisle?
(a) A white glove.
(b) Her bouquet.
(c) A tissue.
(d) Her necklace.

4. At the end of "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor," who does Holmes eat dinner with?
(a) Moulton and Doran.
(b) St. Simon.
(c) Watson.
(d) Inspector Lestrade.

5. According to the Holder's niece, who did one of the servant girls meet with?
(a) A lover.
(b) A known criminal.
(c) A gambler.
(d) Her father.

6. Who is Holmes' client in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band?"
(a) Miss Helen Stoner.
(b) Miss Sutherland.
(c) Miss Victoria Bentley.
(d) Miss Irene Adler.

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

8. What does Holmes do with the criminal at the end of "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle?"
(a) Tells him to get out of town.
(b) Lets him go free.
(c) Turns him over to the police.
(d) Asks for a cut of the stolen goods.

9. At the end of "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches," what does Miss Hunter do?
(a) She has dinner with Holmes.
(b) She receives a promotion.
(c) She takes a job as a governess.
(d) She runs a school of her own.

10. Who was the object found in the stomach of a goose stolen from?
(a) The Countess of Morcar.
(b) Ms. Irene Adler.
(c) Catherine Cusak.
(d) Miss Sutherland.

11. Where does Holmes' client in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" live?
(a) In the back of a pastry shop.
(b) In a room of an apartment of a wealthy family.
(c) In the countryhouse of an old aristocratic family.
(d) In the garage of one of Holmes' neighbors.

12. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," who asks the engineer to fix something?
(a) Victor Hatherly.
(b) Colonel Lysander Stark.
(c) Inspector Bradstreet.
(d) Miss Helen Stoner.

13. At the end of "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet," what happens to the niece?
(a) She is freed from jail.
(b) She ends up in jail.
(c) She flees with Burnwell.
(d) She returns home with Holder.

14. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what weapon is used to cut off an appendage of the engineer's?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) A sword.
(c) A cleaver.
(d) A knife.

15. What does Helen hear that makes her nervous in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band?"
(a) Scraping on the wall.
(b) Animal noises.
(c) A scream and a siren.
(d) A whistling and a metal clamp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rate of pay for the engineer in "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb?"

2. What time of year is it at the beginning of "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle?"

3. Who took the beryl coronet?

4. How does Holmes know the owner of the hat's wife no longer loves him in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle?"

5. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what dangerous situation does the engineer get into?

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