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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. In "A Case of Identity," Watson uses a newspaper story about what to prove his point to Holmes?
(a) A murder.
(b) A bank robbery.
(c) A stolen book.
(d) A man beating his wife.

2. Holmes determines that Windbanks is ______________.
(a) Angel.
(b) Sutherland's real father.
(c) A thief.
(d) A criminal.

3. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what is unusual when Watson first meets Holmes?
(a) Holmes is sleeping.
(b) Holmes has a mustache.
(c) Holmes is skipping along the road.
(d) Holmes is in disguise.

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

5. When the engineer arrives at the designated spot in "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what is the German woman's attitude towards him?
(a) She asks him for help.
(b) She implores him to leave immediately.
(c) She welcomes him into her home.
(d) She wonders what he is doing there.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," which feeling best describes the person Holmes is investigating once caught?

2. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," when the police return to the last known location of the missing person, what do they find?

3. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what does the engineer do to anger his employer?

4. What does Mrs. St. Clair receive from her husband letting her know he is alright?

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

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