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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," where was the person Holmes investigating last seen?

2. According to the interrogation report of James in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," what sound did Charles McCarthy make?

3. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what does Holmes do with the person he is investigating?

4. "A Case of Identity" begins with Holmes and Watson discussing the strangeness of _______________________.

5. In "The Five Orange Pips," what happens to the ship, the Lone Star?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dangerous favor does Isa Whitney ask of Watson?

2. How is "The Five Orange Pips" similar to "A Scandal in Bohemia"?

3. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," what is odd about Doyle's writing style?

4. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip", Watson and Holmes meet up while working on separate cases. What do their two cases have in common?

5. What is the case Holmes takes on in "A Scandal in Bohemia?"

6. As "A Case of Identity" begins, what are Watson and Holmes discussing?

7. Doyle typically uses a character from a foreign land in his stories. Describe how he uses this in "The Five Orange Pips".

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

9. In "A Case of Identity", how does Holmes determine who the killer is?

10. What characteristics of a Holmes mystery are included in "A Case of Identity"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which short story is your favorite? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sets his mysteries of Sherlock Holmes mainly in London in the late 19th century, commonly known as the Victorian Era. Describe the setting of the mysteries and analyze effect setting has on the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is different from many current writers of detective fiction and also from many of his contemporaries in that his work typically doesn't have any extreme plot twists. For which stories is this not true? In these stories, describe the plot twists that occur.

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