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The Red Headed League Quiz - Qüestionari
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  • 1. Which sentence is most important to include in a summary of the play?
A) The bank director was grateful to Holmes.
B) The bank was located behind Wilson's shop.
C) Watson didn't notice Ms. Spaulding's dirty skirt.
D) Duncan Ross's hair was brighter than Wilson's.
  • 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) jealous; cunning
C) impatient; harmless
D) helpful; deceptive
  • 3. Which of the following lines includes a simile?
A) "As for Duncan Ross. He's vanished without a trace."
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) "We'll have to dig deep to find out what it is."
  • 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) sharp
C) eager
D) wise
  • 5. What can you infer happened between Scene 2 and Scene 3?
A) Holmes told Mr. Wilson that he'd solved the case.
B) Holmes contacted Inspector Jones
C) Victoria Spaulding quit her job.
D) Watson went out and bought a revolver.
  • 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) she and Duncan Ross knew each other.
D) the Red-Headed League was real.
  • 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 patience with Dr. Watson's lack of mindfulness
C) his determination and wit
D) his acute skills of observation
  • 8. With which of the following statements would the author of the essay most likely agree?
A) People who meditate are much happier than those who don't
B) Mindful people don't use cell phones
C) No one is as smart as Sherlock Holmes
D) We should all work to develop our powers of concentration.
  • 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.
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Flipped chapters 7-10
Flipped vocabulary test
Nouns and pronouns
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