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

2. How does Miss Sutherland support herself?
(a) She works as a prostitute.
(b) Her allowance from her stepfather.
(c) Her inheritance and a job as a typist.
(d) She is married and her husband supports her.

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

4. What is the motivation for the murder in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery?"
(a) The killer is being blackmailed.
(b) The killer is insane and a serial killer.
(c) The victim lied to the killer.
(d) The victim has incriminating evidence on the killer.

5. Why is Mr. WIndbank frequently away from home?
(a) He is a wine dealer and travels to France.
(b) He is an opium addict and spends time begging on the streets.
(c) He works endless hours at his lawfirm.
(d) He has a gambling addiction and plays poker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sutherland and Angel meet?

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

3. According to Watson's medical investigation in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," from which angle did the fatal blow come?

4. What is inside the letter Elias receives?

5. When Holmes begins to solve the case in "A Scandal in Bohemia," what is his disguise?

Short Essay Questions

1. As "A Case of Identity" begins, what are Watson and Holmes discussing?

2. How does "The Five Orange Pips" end?

3. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," Holmes goes out disguised as a drunken stable worker to Miss Adler's stable. What happens when he follows Miss Adler?

4. Describe Mr. Angel's appearance at the ball.

5. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip", Watson and Holmes meet up while working on separate cases. What do their two cases have in common?

6. In "A Case of Identity", why does Windbanks masquerade as Angel?

7. Doyle typically uses a character from a foreign land in his stories. Describe how he uses this in "The Five Orange Pips".

8. What is the case Holmes takes on in "A Scandal in Bohemia?"

9. What are Wilson's job duties for "The Red-Headed League"?

10. What is Holmes' plan to recover the picture in "A Scandal in Bohemia?"

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