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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a retired sergeant of Marines deliver to Sherlock in Part 1: Chapter 2?
(a) Large box.
(b) Blue envelope.
(c) Brown envelope.
(d) Small box.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what tattoo does the Marine who makes a delivery to Holmes have?
(a) Lighthouse.
(b) Anchor.
(c) Mermaid.
(d) Pilot's wheel.

3. When war breaks out, in what city has Watson just arrived in Part 1: Chapter 1?
(a) Bombay.
(b) Madras.
(c) Kathiawar.
(d) Karachi.

4. What color hair does Gregson have?
(a) Copper.
(b) Flaxen.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Auburn.

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, approximately how old does Watson believe that the dead man might be?
(a) 39 or 40.
(b) 36.
(c) 48.
(d) 43 or 44.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 1, who does Watson meeet at the Criterion Bar?

2. How many days does Watson notice that Holmes sometimes lies upon the sofa in the sitting-room at the beginning of Part 1: Chapter 2?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 1, on what ship does Watson return to England after catching a fever after the battle of Maiwand?

4. What income does Watson earn a day have when he returns to England in Part 1: Chapter 1?

5. How many are in the chemical laboratory when Stamford takes Watson to meet Holmes in Part 1: Chapter 1?

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