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WorksheetsThe Final Problem by Arthur Conan Doyle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What did Holmes say he was afraid of?
What did Holmes say ran in Moriarty’s blood?
madness
a sinful nature
a criminal strain
What did Holmes say put Professor Moriarty “on a pinnacle in the records of crime”?
He pervaded London and no one had ever heard of him.
Dark rumors gathered round him in the university town.
He is the organizer of half that is evil.
What was the news about Baker Street?
The rooms had been set afire.
The flat's destruction was devastating.
Criminals wrote a message on its walls.
What was Holmes’ plan for fooling Moriarty in Paris?
They would share their tickets with some fellows.
They would transfer to another close location.
They wouldn’t pick up their bags (would treat themselves to new bags)
Why did Holmes want Watson to return to England?
Holmes considered his friend's illness.
Holmes considered that Watson would be in danger.
Holmes needed to complete the task on his own.
What simile does Holmes express regarding Moriarty?
"He sits motionless, like a spider in the center of its web."
"He is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thinker."
“He is the Napoleon of crime, Watson."
What had made Holmes remove his revolver from under the cloth?
At Moriarty's remark Holmes drew the weapon out and laid it upon the table.
Moriarty said it was a dangerous habit to finger loaded firearms in the pocket of one's dressing gown.
Upon Moriarty's entrance, Sherlock had an opportunity to kill him.
Why hadn't Holmes taken precautions against Moriarty?
He was not afraid of Watson and wanted to challenge him.
He was convinced that the blow would fall from Moriarty's agents.
He did not know how to proceed in this precarious situation.
Three attempts had been made on Holmes' life. In the first, how had he saved himself?
He jumped from a foot-path away from a "furiously driven" two horse van.
He was physically attacked by a ruffian, so he fought with all his might.
He shot the criminals who were pursuing him.
What were Holmes and Watson told to see?
What was the "something bright" that caught Watson's eye?
Who was Mycroft?
The cousin of Irene Adler
The brother of Holmes
The father of Watson
How did Watson describe Holmes?
"The best and wisest man whom I have ever known"
"My enemy Mr. Sherlock Holmes was distinguished."
"He won the Mathematical Chair at one of our smaller universities."
What happened to Holmes?
Holmes "would stay some little time at the fall, and would then walk slowly over the hill to Rosenlaui."
"Any attempt at recovering the bodies was absolutely hopeless, and there ...in that ...swirling water and seething foam, will lie for all time... the foremost champion of the law of their generation."
"He had probably been in the pay of Moriarty, and had left the two men together."
Why did Arthur Conan Doyle start to write stories again ?
His own medical practice was not successful initially
He wanted to travel
He enjoyed writing poems and plays
What was the bad news Holmes found out from the London police?
Moriarty kidnapped Watson.
Terrorists were attacking London.
Moriarty had escaped.
How did Holmes acquire the bloody knuckles?
Broke a window to escape.
Knocked down a man who attacked him.
Crushed a mirror with his fist.
How had Holmes gotten aboard the train?
He disguised himself as Moriarty's partner.
He disguised himself as a famous hotelier.
He disguised himself as an Italian, decrepit priest.
