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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. What is inside the letter Elias receives?

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

3. What does Holmes decide to do with the killer at the end of "The Boscombe Valley Mystery?"

4. According to Watson's medical investigation in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," from which angle did the fatal blow come?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "A Case of Identity", why does Windbanks masquerade as Angel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Holmes' plan to recover the picture in "A Scandal in Bohemia?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which short story is your favorite? Why?

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 literary critique of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". What does the author do well? How do the stories fit together as a whole? What do you think of Doyle's writing style? Would you recommend "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" to a friend? Why or why not?

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