Sherlock Holmes Wrap Up

PART A: Which conclusion can be drawn, based on the details in the excerpt? 

• The Red-Headed League is a fake business.

• Spaulding wants to help Mr. Wilson succeed.

• Holmes doubts Mr. Wilson is telling the truth. 

• Holmes is a part of the Red-Headed League.

PART B: Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• “’Tell me, what is he like, this assistant of yours who first called your attention to the advertisement, this Vincent Spaulding?’”

• “’And you did very wisely,’ said Holmes. ‘Your case is remarkable. I shall be happy to look into it.’”

• “’I went round to the offices, but no one had ever heard of the Red-Headed League or Mr. Duncan Ross.’”

• "'...as I had heard that you give advice to poor folk who need it, I came right away to you.’”

“The Red-Headed League” is narrated by Dr. Watson.

How does this affect the text?

• Readers better understand how Dr. Watson solves the case. 

• Since Dr. Watson does not know what Holmes is thinking, the case remains a mystery until end of the story.

• Readers better understand the conflict between Dr. Watson and Holmes. 

• Since Dr. Watson is someone outside the story, he can describe each character's thoughts and feelings. 

Which sentence states a theme of “The Red-Headed League” and belongs in a summary of the story?

• Holmes's conflict with Dr. Watson develops the idea that even good friends sometimes disagree.

• Holmes's ability to solve the case shows the importance of paying attention to details.

• When Holmes lets Clay go at the end of the story, it shows that everyone deserves a second chance.

Which sentence states a theme of “The Red-Headed League” and belongs in a summary of the story?

• When readers learn that Spaulding is really a thief, it develops the idea that people may not be who they appear to be.

• When Dr. Watson helps Holmes capture the thieves, it proves that teamwork makes hard jobs easier.

• When Mr. Wilson loses his job with the Red-Headed League, it shows that failure is always a possibility.

Which sentence states a theme of “The Red-Headed League” and belongs in a summary of the story?

• When Holmes lets Clay go at the end of the story, it shows that everyone deserves a second chance.

• As Clay is led away in handcuffs it emphasizes that there are consequences to living a life of crime.

• When Mr. Wilson loses his job with the Red-Headed League, it shows that failure is always a possibility.

PART A: What can readers predict based on the details in the excerpt and what has happened so far in the story?

• Peterson will solve the mystery.

• Holmes will refuse to take the case. 

• The goose will be important to the case. 

• The stranger will return for his hat. 

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• “’Peterson had rushed forward to protect the stranger from his attackers.’”

• “’And so Peterson was left with this battered hat and a marvelous Christmas goose.’”

• "But when he swung the stick over his head, he accidentally smashed the shop window behind him."

• “’The facts are these: about four o’clock on Christmas morning, Peterson, a very honest fellow, was coming home from a holiday party.’”

PART A: What can readers conclude based on the details in the text? 

• City life has become tiresome for Holmes.

• Holmes can be lazy about doing detective work.

• Dr. Watson mostly takes the lead on solving crimes.

• Holmes values talking with Dr. Watson about his cases.

PART B: Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• “’I suppose,’ I remarked, ‘that, homely as it looks, that hat has some deadly story linked on to it.’”

• “’Not at all. I am glad to have a friend with whom I can discuss my findings.’”

• “He was lounging upon the sofa in a purple dressing gown among a pile of crumpled morning newspapers.”

• “’Only one of those odd little events that happen when you have four million people crowded together within the space of a few square miles.’”