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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like in "The Five Orange Pips" when Watson is at Holmes' home?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Sunny and hot.
(c) Stormy.
(d) Clear skies.

2. What happens to John in "The Five Orange Pips?"
(a) He dies, apparently by accident.
(b) He moves in with Holmes.
(c) He flees the country.
(d) He is arrested for murder.

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

4. How does Holmes gain access to the female character's home in "A Scandal in Bohemia?"
(a) Breaks in.
(b) Disguises himself as a salesman.
(c) Woos her to be her lover.
(d) Stages a fight.

5. 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) In the sitting room.
(c) Eating in the kitchen.
(d) Hiding in the stable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miss Sutherland support herself?

2. What hours does Wilson work in his job for the Red-Headed League?

3. What is the motivation for the murder in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery?"

4. Who does Elias receive a letter from?

5. When Holmes begins to solve the case in "A Scandal in Bohemia," what is his disguise?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," Holmes goes out disguised as a drunken stable worker to Miss Adler's stable. What happens when he follows Miss Adler?

2. Describe Mr. Angel's appearance at the ball.

3. Describe Holmes' process for solving cases.

4. Where is Mr. St. Clair's coat found and why was it so hard to discover?

5. How does "The Five Orange Pips" end?

6. Why do you think Doyle ends "The Five Orange Pips" with no real resolution?

7. Describe the objective of "The Red-Headed League".

8. In "The Red-Headed League", why does Holmes want to look at Spaulding's knees?

9. Describe the advertisement "The Red-Headed League" places in the newspaper.

10. What do you know about Sherlock Holmes from "A Scandal in Bohemia?"

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