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A STUDY IN PINK
Questions about the first 3 chapters
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1. In which battle was Watson wounded?
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the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium
the Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan
the Battle of Wounded-Knee in the US
the Battle of Saragarhi in Afghanistan
2. In which country was Watson stationed?
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in Afghanistan
in Australia
in India
in the USA
3. What was Watson’s role in the army?
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He was an assistant surgeon.
He was a soldier.
He was a sergeant.
He was an intelligence officer.
4. Where was the London hotel that Watson stayed in while recovering?
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a luxurious hotel in the Strand
a private hotel in the Strand
a shabby hotel in the Strand
Sherlock Holmes' flat in Baker Street
5. Who introduced Watson and Holmes?
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a young man called Stamford, whom Watson had met at Barts, a medical school
an old friend of Sherlock Holmes who often works with him
an old friend of Watson who fought in the army as well
Watson's Doctor, who knows both men as patients
6. Why did this person introduce the two men?
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Holmes was in need of some medical advice on a case
Watson needed some judicial help for himself, he had been tricked and robbed
Holmes needed someone to share a flat and Watson needed a cheaper place to stay
He thought they would get along and could become very good friends
7. What use would be the test Sherlock was working on?
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It would allow the identification of a criminal's DNA.
It could lead to the identification of the victim even with no body.
It would enable to test blood for certain diseases.
It would enable to identify blood in stains even if they are old.
8. Which of these potential sources of friction when sharing a place did Watson and Holmes discover they share?
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Conducting chemical experiments
Tendency to depression
Smoking strong tobacco
Love of dogs
9. What musical instrument did Holmes play?
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He could not play any instrument.
He played the piano.
He played the violin.
He played the flute.
10. What was the address of their lodgings?
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221B Baker Street, London
21B Baker Street, London
21B Baker Street, Brussels
221A Baker Street, London
11. Who is the ‘rat-faced’ gentleman who visited Holmes regularly?
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one of Sherlock's many informants
a suspect in their first criminal case
Police detective Lestrade
one of Sherlock's family members
12. What was the title of the magazine article that Watson dismissed as ‘twaddle’?
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The Science of Deduction
The Book of Life
The Nature of Man
A Study in Scarlet
13. Who was the author of the magazine article?
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A member of the Police
Sherlock Holmes
A famous scientist, professor Bell
Dr Watson
14. What job title did Holmes give himself?
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a private detective
a consulting detective
an investigator
a deducer
15. Name two fictional detectives that Watson compares Holmes with.
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Edgar Allan Poe's Dupin and Gaboriau's Lecoq
Edgar Allan Poe's Dupin and Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot and Mrs Marple
George Simenon's Maigret and Columbo
16. What is a hansom?
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an elegant, hat-wearing man
a two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage
an ancient, roofless car
a side-car
17. What does mealy-mouthed mean?
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mean and sarcastic
very loud and extravagant
afraid to speak frankly or straightforwardly
eager to please and praise
18. Holmes received a note asking for his assistance in the solution of an apparent murder in an empty house at 3, Lauriston Gardens, off the Brixton Road. Who sent this message?
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Greg Lestrade
Tobias Gregson
Enoch Drebber
John Rance
19. What aid to careful examination of the scene did he pull out of his pocket?
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a pair of tweezers
a camera
a metal detector
a magnifying glass
20. What could Sherlock smell on the victim?
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some cheap perfume
alcohol on his breath
poison on his lips
cigarettes on his clothes
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