The Blue Carbuncle: plot

When is the start of the story set?

• Just before Christmas

• Just after Christmas

• New Year's Day

• Easter Sunday

What is Sherlock examining at the start of the story?

• A hat

• A coat

• A jewel

• A letter

Which of these is NOT something Holmes deduces about the owner of the hat?

• He was wealthy but has lost money

• He is of low intelligence

• He had started to drink too much

• His wife did not love him any more

Match the following

• Sherlock Holmes

• The story's protagonist

• Henry Baker

• The person who picks up the hat in the street

• Dr John Watson

• The story's narrator

• Peterson

• The owner of the hat in the story

How does Holmes get Henry Baker to meet him?

• Placing advertisements in London newspapers

• Walking around the streets and shouting his name

• Asking Watson to locate him

• Sending out a bat signal because Henry Baker is actually Batman

Who takes the goose home to eat?

• Peterson

• Watson

• Henry Baker

• Sherlock Holmes

Where had the goose been purchased?

• The Alpha Inn

• The Beta Inn

• The Gamma Tavern

• The Delta Tavern

What had been hidden inside the goose?

• A jewel

• A bat

• Money

• A ring

Who had the blue carbuncle been stolen from, and where?

• The Countess of Morcar, from the Hotel Cosmopolitan

• The Countess of Morcar, from the British Museum

• The King of Bohemia, from the Hotel Cosmopolitan

• The King of Bohemia, from the British Museum

Who was blamed for the theft of the jewel?

• A plumber called John Horner

• A builder called John Horner

• A plumber called Jack Dawkins

• A builder called Jack Dawkins