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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9, The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Holmes' client in "A Case of Identity?"
(a) Miss Jane Jones.
(b) Miss Mary Sutherland.
(c) Miss Irene Adler.
(d) Miss Jenny Fromberg.

2. What character does "The Man with the Twisted Lip" begin a description with?
(a) Kate Whitney.
(b) Isa Whitney.
(c) Boone.
(d) Mr. St. Clair.

3. What is the relationship between Sutherland and Windbank?
(a) Windbank is Sutherland's stepfather.
(b) Sutherland is Windbank's mother.
(c) Windbank os Sutherland's father.
(d) Sutherland is Windbank's maid.

4. "A Case of Identity" begins with Holmes and Watson discussing the strangeness of _______________________.
(a) Ordinary people.
(b) Ordinary life.
(c) Ordinary books.
(d) Ordinary dreams.

5. What does Holmes threaten Mr. Windbanks with?
(a) A riding whip.
(b) A knife.
(c) A pistol.
(d) The authorities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb" begin?

2. In "A Case of Identity," what is Windbank's motive?

3. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," who asks the engineer to fix something?

4. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what do Watson and his wife do after dinner?

5. How does Miss Sutherland support herself?

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