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Sherlock Holmes in 'A Study in Scarlet'

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Introduction:
"Here's a quiz about the novel 'A Study in Scarlet' by, as you probably know, Arthur Conan Doyle. Follow Watson and Holmes in a story winding from the dark back streets of London to the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Utah. Have fun!"


1. At the beginning, when Dr. Watson first meets Holmes, what is Holmes experimenting with?
    Blood
    Rainwater
    Milk
    Whiskey


2. Easy one: what country had Dr. Watson recently returned from?
    Answer: (Watch the spelling!)


3. What was the first name of the detective who gave Sherlock the note about the mystery?
    James
    Robert
    Lawrence
    Tobias


4. What was written in blood on the walls where the murdered men were found?
    Answer: (One Word)


5. Mr. Jefferson Hope was dressed in what (in Part I)?
    blue patent leather boots
    a jaunty black hat
    a long brown overcoat
    a trailing scarf


6. Lucy's father was named:
    Answer: (Both first and last names!)


7. What animal did Jefferson kill for meat for Lucy and her father (only to find them both gone when he returned)?
    A mule deer
    A bighorn sheep
    A mountain lion
    An antelope


8. When Holmes wanted information from John Rance about the night of the murder, what did he offer him as a reward?
    A half-sovereign
    Four shillings
    Four sovereigns
    A sixpence


9. How many pills were in the little box (the one Jefferson carried around) when Holmes found it?
    Answer: (One Word)


10. How did Lucy come to meet Jefferson Hope?
    He rescued her from a potential kidnapper
    He rescued her from a flood
    He rescued her from a stampede
    He rescued her from a tornado


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