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A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What could the stranger in the white lab coat tell about the young man in need of lodgings?

a)

He had been in a car accident.

b)

He had been traveling in America.

c)

He had been in Afghanistan.

d)

He had been awake for days.

2.

How does the man describe the mouth of the creature from the underground lake?

a)

leech-like

b)

frog-like

c)

fish-like

d)

anteater-like

3.

What did the man's friend do for a living?

a)

A doctor

b)

A police officer

c)

A police detective

d)

A consulting detective

4.

What color was the mud on the officer's shoe that meant he had been to Shoreditch?

a)

Brown

b)

Mahogany

c)

Mustard

d)

Yellow

5.

Who are the main visitors of the man's friend for inquiries on problems?

a)

Police officers and detectives....

b)

Young and old women....

c)

Fathers and mothers....

d)

Consultants and private investigators....

6.

What was the color of substance which sprayed from the murder victim's chest and throat?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Green

d)

Blue

7.

What word was written upon the wall in drying ichor?

a)

Machete

b)

Porsche

c)

Fasche

d)

Rache

8.

What was the man's friend able to deduce about the murder victim?

a)

He was royalty.

b)

He was a criminal.

c)

He had to have made a lot of enemies.

d)

He was murdered in another place and brought to the crime scene.

9.

What else was the man's friend able to deduce about the murder victim?

a)

He was not a friendly person.

b)

He was not English.

c)

He was not human.

d)

He was not British.

10.

What is one of the meanings of the word written in blood on the wall?

a)

Murder

b)

Revenge

c)

Die

d)

Rachel

11.

Is Queen Victoria human?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

Where did the man and his friend go one evening to inquire on Prince Franz's murder? It is the only place he attended more the once...

a)

Brothel

b)

Madhouse

c)

Gambling den

d)

Opera

13.

How many plays did the man and his friend watch?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

When the man's friend is referencing the New World, where is he speaking of?

a)

Another planet

b)

Australia

c)

Germany

d)

America

15.

The man's friend discovered that the suspects were a Tall Man and the __________.

a)

Short Burglar

b)

Lackadaisical Surgeon

c)

Limping Doctor

d)

Raving Maniac

16.

How did the man's friend figure out who the Tall Man was?

a)

The tobacco he smoked.

b)

He found a frayed blade in his office.

c)

He took his prints from his water glass.

d)

He tagged him and tracked him across town.

17.

What is one of the meanings of the word written in blood on the wall?

a)

A long whip

b)

A hunting dog

c)

A medieval lance

d)

An elephant

18.

Who is one of the murderers?

a)

The man's friend

b)

The Queen

c)

Prince Albert

d)

Sherry Vernet

19.

Under what name was the man's friend disguised in the theatre?

a)

Sherry Vernet

b)

Henry Camberley

c)

Lestrade Monsieur

d)

Franz Drago

20.

What did one of the killers send to the man's friend?

a)

A video of the murder

b)

A gift

c)

A head of an inhuman

d)

A letter

21.

What is the possible name of the second man at large? (The shorter one...)

a)

John Doe

b)

James Harrison

c)

Jerry Watson

d)

John Watson

22.

What is the possible name of the first suspect? (The tall man...)

a)

John Doe

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

Hercule Poirot

d)

Father Brown

23.

What does the Queen's touch do to the man's shoulder?

a)

Infects it

b)

Poisons it

c)

Heals it

d)

It does nothing

24.

When does the man say someone should read this account?

a)

After everyone now living is dead.

b)

200 years

c)

Never. It will be burnt to ash in three years.

d)

A millenium

25.

Did the man and his friend ever catch the two culprits?

a)

Yes

b)

No