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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 Five Orange Pips," what is Watson doing before their client comes in?

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

3. What is the relationship between Elias and John Openshaw?

4. Who does Elias receive a letter from?

5. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," whose disappearance is Holmes investigating?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "A Case of Identity", how does Holmes solve the case?

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

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

4. 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?

5. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip", why does St. Clair disguise himself as Boone?

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

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

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

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

10. In "A Case of Identity", what does Holmes decide to do with the information he has found on Turner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Doyle's writing style, particularly his use of monologue to describe action sequences. How effective is telling about an action sequence rather than describing it as it happens?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character analysis of Watson. What is Watson's role in the novel? Who do you think is smarter - Watson or Holmes? Why do you think Watson is Holmes friend? What would Holmes be without Watson? How would you describe the relationship between Holmes and Watson?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character analysis of Holmes. Include the following: physical description, character traits, family/friends, profession, cases.

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