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The Red Headed League Quiz
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  • 1. Which sentence is most important to include in a summary of the play?
A) Watson didn't notice Ms. Spaulding's dirty skirt.
B) Duncan Ross's hair was brighter than Wilson's.
C) The bank was located behind Wilson's shop.
D) The bank director was grateful to Holmes.
  • 2. Wilson says, "Victoria showed me the Red-Headed League's newspaper advertisement on her first day on the job." Initially, this implies Victoria is a(n) ___ employee, but later it's revealed that she was being___.
A) suspicious; convincing
B) helpful; deceptive
C) jealous; cunning
D) impatient; harmless
  • 3. Which of the following lines includes a simile?
A) "We'll have to dig deep to find out what it is."
B) "There is nothing out of the ordinary about his looks, other than his hair, which is as orange as freshly peeled carrots."
C) "Clopping hooves and other subdued street noises can be heard in the background."
D) "As for Duncan Ross. He's vanished without a trace."
  • 4. What is the meaning of the word "keen" in the following sentence: "I knew that Spaulding was awfully keen to spend time in Mr. Wilson's shop"?
A) sensitive
B) wise
C) eager
D) sharp
  • 5. What can you infer happened between Scene 2 and Scene 3?
A) Holmes contacted Inspector Jones
B) Holmes told Mr. Wilson that he'd solved the case.
C) Watson went out and bought a revolver.
D) Victoria Spaulding quit her job.
  • 6. Victoria Spaulding convinced Mr. Wilson of each of the following EXCEPT that
A) she wanted to learn how to run a shop.
B) she was developing film in the basement.
C) the Red-Headed League was real.
D) she and Duncan Ross knew each other.
  • 7. From reading the play and the essay, you can infer that Sherlock Holmes is most admired for
A) his ability to remember things that happened long ago.
B) his determination and wit
C) his acute skills of observation
D) his patience with Dr. Watson's lack of mindfulness
  • 8. With which of the following statements would the author of the essay most likely agree?
A) No one is as smart as Sherlock Holmes
B) Mindful people don't use cell phones
C) We should all work to develop our powers of concentration.
D) People who meditate are much happier than those who don't
  • 9. Kristin Lewis writes that mindfulness "can sharpen our mental powers as well as improve our health and emotional well-being." What evidence does she give to support this claim?
  • 10. In what ways does Sherlock Holmes demonstrate mindfulness as it is defined in the essay? Use details from both the play and the essay in your answer.
Altres proves d'interés :
Flipped chapters 7-10
Flipped vocabulary test
Nouns and pronouns
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