“A Scandal in Bohemia”
1. What does Sherlock Holmes think
of Iren Adler?
2. Describe Holmes’ and Watson’s
situation in the beginning of the story.
3. How does Holmes prove his
intelligence?
4. Who is the client? How does
Holmes know who he is and how does he treat the client?
5. What was Watson’s job for when
they get Irene Adler’s house?
6. How did Irene Adler outsmart
Holmes?
“The Red-Headed League”
1. Holmes lists the “obvious facts”
that he deduces from Mr. Wilson’s appearance. What are they and how did Homes
know?
2. What is the only requirement
needed to apply for a vacancy in the Red-Headed League? What are the benefits?
3. Describe the work Mr. Wilson must
do for the League. What exactly is it? When must he do it? What is supposedly
the purpose? What happens if he leaves the office during working hours?
4. Holmes begins to question Mr.
Wilson about his assistant. List here some of the things that he learns.
5. What detail suggests that Holmes already
knows who this man is? Why does Holmes pretend to be lost and ask the way of
Mr. Wilson’s assistant? What other odd thing does he do in front of Mr.
Wilson’s place of business?
6. Who are Mr. Jones and Mr.
Merryweather? Who is John Clay?
“The Adventure of the Speckled
Band”
1.
Why has Helen
Stoner decided to visit to Sherlock Holmes at that particular time?
2.
Why is Helen
Stoner afraid when she comes to see Holmes in “The Adventure of the Speckled
Band”?
3.
Why does Holmes
quickly suspect that Dr. Roylott is the criminal?
4.
What, if any, significance
does Dr. Roylott’s interest in Indian animals have as evidence
5.
Explain which
relevant clues you were able to identify in “The Adventure of the Speckled
Band” and which false clues may have led you astray.
6.
Which of the five
senses are used by Sherlock Holmes to solve the mystery of the speckled band?
“The Engineer’s Thumb”
1.
What details make
the mood of the story spooky? Find five
details that contribute to the mood.
2.
Do you think that
the engineer in this story should have known something illegal was going on at
Colonel Stark’s home? What clues might
have led him to this conclusion?
3.
If you had been
the engineer at the beginning of the story, needing a job desperately but
offered such unusual conditions, what would you have done?
“The Final Problem”
1. What is the significance of the
title?
2. Describe Prof. Moriarty’s
criminal activity. How is he the
“Napoleon of crime?”
3. How do Watson and Holmes outwit
Moriarty on the train?
4. Why does Watson refuse to let
Holmes travel alone?
5. Describe the scene between Holmes
and Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls.
“The Adventure of the Empty
House”
1. How does Sherlock Holmes reveal
himself to Watson?
2. How did Sherlock Holmes fill his
time while he was “dead?”
3. Describe the new mystery that
Holmes and Watson are go solve?
4. What previous knowledge of the
situation does Holmes have?
5. What clues are given?
6. What unusual twist occurs and
foils the murderer’s plot to kill Holmes?
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