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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 the weather like in "The Five Orange Pips" when Watson is at Holmes' home?

2. What is inside the letter Elias receives?

3. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," is Holmes successful at solving the case?

4. How do Holmes and Watson travel to the case in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Miss Sutherland come into a large sum of money in "A Case of Identity?"

6. What is Turner's motive for killing McCarthy?

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" and "The Five Orange Pips," focusing on Holmes's bringing criminals to justice.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two stories from this collection.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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