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WorksheetsThe Red-headed League and Three Skeleton Key---TEST
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who is the main character?
Jabez Wilson
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
Vincent Spaulding
Who is the victim?
Dr. Watson
Mr. Spaulding
Mr. Wilson
the bank
Who is the detective?
Dr. Watson
Mr. Spaulding
Sherlock Holmes
Mr. Wilson
What kind of business does Mr. Wilson own?
bank
book publishing company
detective business
pawn shop
Who told Mr. Wilson about the Red-Headed League?
Vincent Spaulding
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Mr. Merryweather
Why was Mr. Wilson told The Red-Headed League was created?
to make fun of redheads
to provide additional income for redheads
to keep him occupied
to start another book company
How long did the Red-Headed League last?
1 month
1 week
2 months
1 year
Why did Mr. Wilson say Mr. Spaulding spent so much time in the basement?
developing photographs
making a tunnel
stocking inventory
investigating a crime
What aspect of Spaulding's clothes was Sherlock Holmes particularly interested in?
his jacket
the knees of his trousers
his waist shirt
his shoes
Why does Holmes think they should act quickly?
the photography business is going under
the robbery will happen soon
Mr. Spaulding may quit.
The pawn broker business is not doing well.
Why does the narrator take the job at Three Skeleton Key?
He wants to set aside some money before he gets married.
He wants to protect the lighthouse.
He wants to watch the ships sail by at night.
Why is it unusual for the lighthouse keepers to see a ship in their waters?
Sailors are afraid of the "Flying Dutchman."
The waters are treacherous.
The island is off-limits to sailors.
Why does the narrator watch the Cornelius de Witt with tears in his eyes?
He knows that all the men on board the ship are dead.
He knows that the ship is about to be wrecked.
He knows that the rats are on board the ship.
Why do the officers and crew of the first patrol boat look at the lighthouse with a horrified expression?
Sharks are circling the island.
The light is completely covered by a seething mass of rats.
Sharks are hungrily devouring the rats.
In a story filled with suspense, a reader feels
sadness about the fate of the characters
anxious curiosity
overwhelming joy
Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?
A man dreams of the three convicts' skeletons.
Some of the rats fall into the ocean and are eaten by sharks.
The narrator sees the Dutch ship heading for the island.
Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
The other rats greeted them with "shrill cries... with... a derisive note..."
Yes
No
Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
It takes place on a small rock twenty miles or so from the mainland, "a small, bare piece of stone, about one hundred fifty feet long, perhaps forty wide."
Yes
No
Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
Sailors are afraid of the "Flying Dutchman"
Yes
No
Which word means "scornful and ridiculing"?
derisive
fathom
hordes
edible
