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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. When Holmes, Watson and their client go to the female character's home in "A Scandal in Bohemia," where is she?

2. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," how does Holmes know someone is going to pay him a visit?

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

4. After Watson finds and leaves with Whitney, who does Watson run into?

5. In "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," what did a witness see?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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 dangerous favor does Isa Whitney ask of Watson?

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

8. While pondering the clues of the case in "The Man with the Twisted Lip", what does Holmes do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the characteristics of a Sherlock Holmes mystery? Use examples from the short stories to support your points.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the genre of the novel. What qualities make it fit that description? Use examples from the text to support your points.

Essay Topic 3

Select one of the short stories in this collection. Analyze the story's plot structure. Does it follow a traditional plot diagram?

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