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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 4, who is the only person that Rance says he saw after finding the body?
(a) Elderly man.
(b) Young man.
(c) Old lady.
(d) A drunk.

2. At the end of Part 1: Chapter 6, where is Joseph Stangerson found murdered?
(a) Great Northern Hotel.
(b) Great Eastern Hotel.
(c) Halliday's Private Hotel.
(d) Brown's Hotel.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what time does Holmes return to Baker St. after following the person who claimed the ring?
(a) 12:30.
(b) Around 11.
(c) Almost 12.
(d) 10:30.

4. After the battle of Maiwand, where is the base hospital located where Watson is taken for his injuries?
(a) Peshawar.
(b) Kolkata.
(c) Jaipur.
(d) Agra.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 1, who does Watson meeet at the Criterion Bar?
(a) Stamford.
(b) Philipps.
(c) Petersen.
(d) Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Holmes play?

2. What type of hat is found with the body in Part 1, Chapter 3?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 1, where does Holmes guess that Watson has been?

4. What falls when the body is moved in Part 1: Chapter 3?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how much does Holmes pay street urchins for information?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Watson see on the street, and what does Holmes say about the man before he meets him in Part 1: Chapter 2?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what news does Lestrade come to share?

3. What type of place is Audley Court where Rance lives?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 6, who does Holmes have working for him?

5. What is Holmes's occupation?

6. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does Holmes determine that the murdere had long nails and smoked a Trichinopoly cigar?

7. Why does Tobias Gregson write Holmes in Part 1: Chapter 3?

8. What happens when Holmes tries to follow the woman who claims the ring he advertised in a lost and found ad?

9. What news does Gregson share with Holmes in Part 1: Chapter 6?

10. In Part 1: Chapter 3, how did Holmes deduce the occupation of the man who delivered a letter in Chapter 2?

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