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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Holmes know the owner of the hat's wife no longer loves him in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle?"
(a) The hat has tags on it.
(b) The hat smells of perfume.
(c) The hat has not been brushed for weeks.
(d) The hat has not been pressed for days.

2. What date does Charles McCarthy make an appointment at the Boscombe Valley pool?
(a) June 3rd.
(b) May 7th.
(c) July 24th.
(d) June 15th.

3. In "The Adventures of the Engineer's Thumb," what does the engineer try to fix?
(a) A horse carriage.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) A hydraulic press.
(d) A lamp.

4. Which of the following Holmes' characteristics does "A Case of Identity" contain?
(a) Character from a foreign land.
(b) Exotic murder weapon.
(c) Grotesque details.
(d) A young woman about to be married.

5. Who does Holmes believe to be behind the Red-Headed League?
(a) Jim Smith.
(b) Jake Jones.
(c) John Clay.
(d) John Warren.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Holmes and Watson travel to the case in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"?

2. What is the name of the female in "A Scandal in Bohemia?"

3. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," where was the person Holmes investigating last seen?

4. Holmes determines that Windbanks is ______________.

5. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," what does Holmes do while thinking about the case?

(see the answer key)

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