Red Headed League 2

Which is NOT one of the requirements for the "job" with The Red-Headed League?

• Must sit for 4 hours (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)

• Pay is 4 pounds per week

• Must copy the Encyclopedia Brittanica

• Can only leave if sick

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Who is Duncan Ross?

• Mr. Wilson's assistant

• the head of the Red-Headed League

• the victim

• a banker

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How long did the Red-Headed League last?

• 1 month

• 1 week

• 2 months

• 1 year

Which does NOT describe Mr. Wilson?

• a Freemason

• someone who has done a lot of writing recently

• someone who has recently been to China

• a skinny, intelligent man

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Why did Mr. Wilson say Mr. Spaulding spent so much time in the basement?

• developing photographs

• making a tunnel

• stocking inventory

• investigating a crime

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Why was Mr. Spaulding interested in the pawn broker's house?

• He could make a tunnel to the bank vaults.

• He could begin his photography business.

• He could complete science experiments.

• He could sleep without interruption.

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What aspect of Spaulding's clothes was Sherlock Holmes particularly interested in?

• his jacket

• the knees of his trousers

• his waist shirt

• his shoes

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What is the setting?

• London

• New York

• Dublin

• Paris

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Which of the following was NOT a deduction made by Sherlock Holmes simply by observing Mr. Wilson?

• he had performed manual labor

• he owned a short-haired cat

• he was a Freemason

• he had been to China

Which character is a notorious criminal working at Jabez Wilson’s pawnshop under the pseudonym Vincent Spaulding.

• John Clay

• Jabez Wilson

• Sherlock Holmes

• William Morris