Lahore Grammar School

42-B/III, Gulberg, Lahore

Grade VIII
REVISION
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA

Student name: Ahmed Umar________________________

Class/Sec: 8/__H______

Select the correct option.

1. The story begins, "To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman." Who is this mystery woman?
 Mrs. Hudson
 Helen Stoner
 Irene Adler
 Lucy Ferrier

2. Sherlock Holmes is explaining to Dr. Watson that his enormous skill is that he not only sees, he
observes. What question does he ask Dr. Watson to answer to prove his point?
 Who paid for the last cab?
 How many pictures hang on the walls?
 How many steps are there which lead up from the hall to the room they're in?
 How many cases have they worked together?

3. Who was the client in this case?

 Mrs. Hudson
 Red Auerbach
 Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigmond von Ormstein
 Johann Sebastion Strauss

4. How tall was the client?

 Not less than six feet six inches tall
 Not more than five feet tall
 Not more than four feet tall
 About the same height as Mrs. Hudson

5. In this case there is an incriminating photograph of the client with THE woman. She is
blackmailing the client, and this is her proof of the affair. Why does it have to be recovered within the
 next three days?
 The client is announcing his betrothal to a different woman
 The client is announcing the adoption of a child
 The client is announcing his coronation
 The client is planning a date with Mrs. Hudson

6. Holmes followed, incognito, THE woman and another man to The Church of St. Monica. When
Sherlock Holmes arrived, with his identity not revealed, he was excitedly asked to do a favor. What
was he asked to do?
 To stand as witness to their marriage
 To help arrange the flowers for the next day's services
 To authenticate the picture
 To arrange for Mrs Hudson's Funeral

7. How does Sherlock Holmes get into THE woman's house to look for the picture?
 In full disguise, he feigned being hurt in a scuffle outside her house.
 He knocked on the door and asked if he could enter.
 He broke into her home while she was away.
 He had Mrs Hudson go break in for him.

8. How did Sherlock Holmes get the woman to reveal where she had the picture hidden?
 He simply asked her where it was.
 He had Mrs Hudson ask her where it was.
 He had Watson ask her where it was.
 He had Watson throw a smoke bomb through the window, then yelled FIRE.

9. The smoke bomb was discovered and discarded. When Sherlock Holmes left the house having told
THE woman, he felt better. He met up with Dr. Watson, walked home, and when they were outside
his door, someone said, "Good-night, Mister Sherlock Holmes." Who said this?
 The man whom THE woman married
 Mrs. Hudson
 Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigmond von Ormstein
 THE woman in disguise as a young boy

10. What was found in place of the picture?

 A different picture and a note
 Valuable stolen jewels
 The woman's last will and testament
 A picture of Mrs. Hudson

Answer the following questions:

a. Who is the narrator?
Dr. Watson.

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b. Watson tells Sherlock, "You would certainly have been burned, had you lived a few centuries

ago." Why do you think he says this?

He says this because Sherlock’s skills were so on point that if he had live a few centuries back he

would have been murdered because people would have accused him of doing witchcraft.

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c. How does Sherlock know Watson has been walking through rain and has a careless maid?

He noticed that he was in rain because of the mud in his shoe and he got to know about the maid

because of the careless cuts in his shoes.

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d. What is the King's problem?

The king has a picture with a woman he had left and that woman is now blackmailing him

because he is about to get married with another woman. She has the power to jeopardize the

king’s wedding.

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e. Who did Sherlock disguise himself as?

Groomsmen.____________________________________________________________________

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f. Why did Irene and Godfrey go to the church?

To get married.

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g. How did the threat of fire help lead Sherlock to the photo?

Sherlock thought that Irene would go to the most valuable thing in the house like any other

ordinary woman would in case there was a fire and that would give away the spot of the photo.

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h. What happened to Irene Adler?

She fled somewhere else with her husband.

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i. Did Sherlock get the photograph of Irene and the King?

No but he got another photo which was not he was looking for but he also got a note with it.

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j. What object did Sherlock ask the King for?

A picture of Irene Adler.

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