TheAdventuresOfSherlockHolmesE-40:TheAdventureOfEngineer'sThumb

The only reason Victor Hatterly agreed to fix Fritz's machine was because

• he needed the money.

• he wanted to see the machine.

• he liked Fritz.

• he trusted Fritz.

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First, Fritz took Victor way out in the country to fix the machine. Next, Victor fixed the machine. Then,

• Victor went home.

• Fritz locked Victor in the machine and turned it on.

• Fritz paid Victor the money he promised him.

• Elsie married Victor.

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Just before the machine would have crushed Victor,

• the electricity went out.

• the machine broke again.

• Fritz changed his mind.

• Elsie saved him.

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When Victor was trying to jump out the window,

• Elsie pushed him.

• Fritz tried to save him.

• Fritz chopped off his thumb.

• Sherlock Holmes appeared.

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Victor brought Sherlock and Dr. Watson back to the place where the machine was, but

• the house had burned down.

• the house had been repainted.

• no one would let them in.

• the machine had been moved.

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Sherlock Holmes told Victor that the machine he fixed was not used for mining gold; it was used for

• sewing.

• making jewelry.

• printing newspapers.

• making fake money.

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Elsie probably tried to help Victor because

• she wanted to marry him.

• she knew Fritz was an evil man.

• Victor was her brother.

• she needed the money too.

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Fritz tried to kill Victor because

• he was a clown.

• Elsie told him to.

• he was afraid Victor would find out about the counterfeiting.

• he broke the machine.

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Another name for this story could be

• "Fire Safety."

• "The Counterfeiter."

• "The Happy Couple."

• "A Day At The Beach."

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This story is mainly about

• how an engineer puts himself in a dangerous situation.

• Sherlock becoming an engineer.

• fixing large machines.

• Dr. Watson finding someone's thumb.

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