from Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Aquilla Diamond

What does Astonished mean in paragraph 10?

• Expected

• Offended

• Amazed

• Outraged

The Latin word fervere meaning “to boil, glow,” helps the reader understand that fervor in paragraph 14 means a feeling of —

• Gloom

• Excitement

• Happiness

• Discomfort

Read the following line from paragraph 25 of the play: How on earth did you work that out with all this broken glass in the way? What is sarcastic about Holmes’s response to Watson describing the glass cabinet?

• Watson has discovered a clue about the missing diamond.

• Watson has discovered a clue about the missing diamond.Watson realizes that Lady Aquilla is a very wealthy woman.

• Watson has stated an obvious fact about the glass cabinet.

• Watson is afraid the thief may be lurking nearby.

Why does the playwright include the stage directions in paragraph 32?

• To show the carelessness and poor cleaning skills of Lady Aquilla’s maid

• To provide information about the relationship between Holmes and Watson

• To describe the time of day that Holmes and Watson arrived at Lady Aquilla’s mansion

• To indicate that a clue in the setting may reveal a resolution to the conflict

The dialogue in paragraph 40 indicates that Holmes —

• thinks Lady Aquilla has stolen her own diamond

• resolves that the culprit may have a connection with kitchen work

• understands that Lady Aquilla is very upset about the theft

• realizes that Watson is a very curious investigator

The dialogue in paragraphs 9 and 17 emphasize the —

• contrast in intelligence between Holmes and Watson

• time period of the play

• secretive nature of Lady Aquilla

• experiences of the playwright

The playwright uses the stage directions in paragraph 19 to suggest that —

• Watson and Holmes are annoyed by Lady Aquilla’s urgent tone

• Holmes wants to ask Lady Aquilla more questions

• Holmes is irritated by Watson’s lack of focus

• Watson is ready to solve the crime

How does the setting influence the plot of the story

• The time period introduces an important character

• The time period contributes to the fast pace of the action

• The location provides foreshadowing

• The location contributes to the delivery of the conflict

What can the reader infer will take place in the next scene of the play?

• A discovery that will identify the smell found in the room

• An investigation will determine if the scream came from the maid

• A conversation will reveal if the item was stolen from Lady Aquilla

• A conversation will reveal if the item was stolen from Lady Aquilla

Which sentence best shows that Holmes approaches Lady Aquilla’s problem intellectually?

• I, Madame, might be Mr. Sherlock Holmes. In fact, I definitely was, the last time I looked!

• Too loud for a hand, but not for the ornate silver riding crop that her Ladyship is holding.

• And someone, in the meantime, had polished off the diamond!

• No idiot! On the carpet.