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The Valley of Fear Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This novel "The Valley of Fear" is written by " ".

a)

Arthur Conan Doyle

b)

Author

c)

Dr Arthur

d)

Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle

2.

Sherlock Holmes is a " ".

a)

Writer

b)

Investigator

c)

Detective

d)

Scowrer

3.

" " is the name of the criminal organization in Vermissa Valley.

a)

Ancient Army of Freemen

b)

Ancient Order of Freemen

c)

Ancient Order of Freemen

4.

Birlstone Manor is in " ".

a)

England

b)

Chicago

5.

The shot gun was manufactured in an " " company.

a)

England

b)

American

c)

Victorian

6.

Where is the novel set?

a)

ENGLAND AND IRELAND

b)

AMERICA ONLY

c)

ENGLAND ONLY

d)

ENGLAND AND AMERICA

7.

The cipher has two words, Birlstone and

a)

DOUGLAS

b)

MURDER

c)

MORIARTY

8.

What does the cipher reveal?

a)

DOUGLAS IS DEAD

b)

DOUGLAS IS IN DANGER

c)

DOUGLAS IS NOT THE MAN'S TRUE NAME

d)

DOUGLAS HAS FLED THE COUNTRY

9.

Sherlock Holmes is a " ".

a)

Writer

b)

Investigator

c)

Detective

d)

Scowrer

10.

Why was Morris an unwilling scowrer?

a)

He only wanted to torture

b)

He did not want to be engaged in criminal activities.

c)

Morris was cruel.

d)

GO AND ASK MORRIS NOT ME!!!!!

11.

What are the character traits of McGinty?

a)

Bossy

b)

cruel

c)

furious

d)

happy

12.

What was the name of the Pinkerton's agent?

a)

Inspector Mc Donald

b)

Birdy Edwards

c)

Mc Ginty

d)

Wilson

13.

Tick all the correct answers.

Which of the following characters are the same person?

a)

Mc Murdo

b)

Cecil Barker

c)

Mr Douglas

d)

Birdy Edwars

14.

What does Mc Murdo tell the scowrers when they are waiting for Birdy Edwards in the bar?

a)

Scanlan is Birdy Edwards.

b)

Baldwin is a traitor.

c)

Ms Murdo himself is Birdy Edwards.

d)

Marvin is afraid of scowrers.

15.

Tick all the correct answers.

Which of the following characters are the same person?

a)

Mc Murdo

b)

Cecil Barker

c)

Mr Douglas

d)

Birdy Edwars

16.

Who was finally killed by Birdy Edwards?

a)

McMurdo

b)

Douglas

c)

Cecil Barker

d)

Baldwin

17.

What were the character traits of McMurdo,Douglas or Birdy Edwards.

a)

Glib tongue

b)

Smart

c)

Justified in his actions

d)

a dumb man

18.

Who is telling this story?

a)

Doctor Watson

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

John Douglas

d)

Inspector MacDonald

19.

Who wrote the letter to Sherlock Holmes?

a)

a man who worked for Professor Moriarty

b)

England's greatest criminal mind

c)

a man who knew a lot about Mr. Douglas

d)

a famous criminal called Porlock

20.

Why is Inspector MacDonald surprised about the names 'Douglas' and 'Birlstone' mentioned in the letter?

a)

Mr. Douglas of Birlstone Manor House was the murderer.

b)

They were the name and address of the victim.

c)

Only Scotland Yard had those names.

d)

No one could know those names except Moriarty.

21.

Why did Holmes disagree with the inspector about going to London?

a)

It would be impossible to find Professor Moriarty.

b)

They could not be sure of finding the writer of the letter.

c)

He wanted to go to Birlstone immediately.

d)

The crime had happened in Birlstone, not in London.

22.

Which of these sentences best describes the position of the house?

a)

It was in the centre of a small village.

b)

It was on a small island near a castle.

c)

It was next to a castle in the countryside.

d)

It was about half a mile from a small village.

23.

What do we learn about Cecil Barker?

a)

He was Mr and Mrs Douglas's closest friend.

b)

He had a strange friendship with Mrs Douglas.

c)

He was the only person that knew about John Douglas's past.

d)

He was unknown to John Douglas.

24.

D'après Barker, comment l'homme s'est-il introduit dans la maison si le pont-levis ("the drawbridge") était relevé ?

a)

Il a traversé les douves ("the moat").

b)

Il a grimpé jusqu'à la fenêtre.

c)

Barker n'en sait rien.

d)

Il s'est caché derrière un rideau.

25.

How was the victim killed?

a)

with a shotgun

b)

with a poison

c)

with a knife

d)

with a candlestick

26.

How did the murderer probably escape?

a)

through the window

b)

through the door

c)

He didn't escape.