View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Watson shows up at the appointed time at night, what is the role of Peter Jones?

2. Where did Elias Openshaw briefly live?

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

4. How does Miss Sutherland support herself?

5. In "The Five Orange Pips," what is Watson doing before their client comes in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. What does Peter Jones think of Holmes detective work in "The Red-Headed League"?

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

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

10. In "The Five Orange Pips", where are each of the letters sent from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," Holmes and Watson often travel in the underbelly of London. Additionally, Holmes is somewhat addicted to morphine and cocaine. The story has Holmes and Watson going deep into the underground world of opium dens and beggars. In an essay, analyze the theme of social realism, as attempted by Doyle.

Essay Topic 2

In more than one story, Holmes decides the fate of criminals, taking justice into his own hands. Analyze this aspect of Holmes character. Is it appropriate for Holmes to override the justice system? What are the qualities of the criminals Holmes most frequently lets go?

Essay Topic 3

While it is true that many of these stories involve long monologues of characters recounting the details of past events, there is often taut and sprightly dialogue between Holmes and Watson. Using examples from the text, analyze Doyle's use of dialogue.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 711 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample