The Sign of Four

Dominoes Level three

SETTING 16 ___ arrests Thaddeus Sholto as a murderer.

Choose the best answer. a Holmes b Inspector Lestrade c Dr Watson
d Sergeant Judd
1 Holmes and Watson first meet Miss Morstan in ___.
a their Baker Street rooms b a post office 17 Watson gets the dog Toby from ___ house.
c a London hotel d the Andaman Islands a Benedict Sherman’s b Holmes’s
c Mordecai Smith’s d Sergeant Judd’s
2 Miss Morstan was born in ___.
a London b India c the Andaman Islands 18 Small and Tonga try to escape on ___ boat.
d Edinburgh a Benedict Sherman’s b Lestrade’s
c Mordecai Smith’s d Sergeant Judd’s
3 After her mother died, Miss Morstan went to live in ___.
a Edinburgh b a London hotel 19 ___ has a wooden leg.
c Pondicherry Lodge d the Andaman Islands a Benedict Sherman b Tonga
c Mordecai Smith d Jonathan Small
4 Captain Morstan last wrote to Miss Morstan from ___.
a Edinburgh b a London hotel 20 ___ wants to marry Miss Morstan.

Tests
c Pondicherry Lodge d the Andaman Islands a Holmes b Watson c Thaddeus d Small
5 Miss Morstan gets a letter asking her to go to ___. 20 marks
a an Edinburgh hotel b India
c a South London house d the Lyceum Theatre
DIALOGUE
6 Holmes, Watson and Miss Morstan meet Thaddeus Sholto in Who says this?
_____.
21 ‘I find your story strangely exciting. ’
a Baker Street b a London hotel c a South
a Watson b Lestrade c Miss Morstan
London house d the Lyceum Theatre
d Holmes
7 Captain Morstan died years before in___.
22 ‘I have a very strange paper, which I found in my father’s desk.’
a Edinburgh b a London hotel
a Mordecai Smith’s son Jim b Bartholomew
c the Andaman Islands d his house in Norwood
c Miss Morstan d Thaddeus
8 Thaddeus takes Holmes, Watson and Miss Morstan to meet
23 ‘As you can see, I have a strong interest in paintings and I
Bartholomew Sholto in___.
love beautiful things.’
a an Edinburgh hotel b a London hotel
a Watson b Bartholomew c Miss Morstan
c Pondicherry Lodge d the Lyceum Theatre
d Thaddeus
9 Bartholomew Sholto dies in ___.
24 ‘That’s why you must now give Miss Morstan her half of the
a the river Thames b a London hotel
treasure.’
c Pondicherry Lodge d the Lyceum Theatre
a Watson b Holmes c Major Sholto
10 At the end of the story the treasure is in ___. d Captain Morstan
a Agra b an Indian chest c the room over
25 ‘Is it possible that our murderer is a child?’
Bartholomew’s laboratory d the Thames
a Watson b Holmes c Lestrade
20 marks20 marks d Sergeant Judd
26 ‘Any friend of Mr Sherlock’s is welcome.’
CHARACTERS a Benedict Sherman b Mordecai Smith
Choose the best answer. c Mrs Smith d Wiggins
11 Captain Morstan was Miss Morstan’s ___. 27 ‘The Aurora’s a fine launch.’
a brother b uncle c father d cousin a Benedict Sherman b Mordecai Smith
c Mrs Smith d Wiggins
12 Major Sholto was Captain Morstan’s ___.
a very close friend b murderer c prisoner 28 ‘I got your message, sir, and we came as quickly as we could.’
d helper a Benedict Sherman b Mordecai Smith
c Mrs Smith d Wiggins
13 Thaddeus is Bartholomew Sholto’s ____.
a cousin b twin brother c murderer 29 ‘You have important information and must stay here.’
d prisoner a Watson b Holmes c Lestrade
d Sergeant Judd
14 Tonga is Jonathan Small’s ____.
a associate b servant c murderer 30 ‘So the treasure is lost.’
d prisoner a Watson b Miss Morstan c Lestrade
d Thaddeus
15 Tonga is Bartholomew Sholto’s ____.
a servant b associate c murderer d friend 20 marks

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VOCABULARY 45 Tonga dies when ___.

Choose the best answer. a a crocodile bites him b a poisoned thorn enters
his skin c a Sikh kills him with a knife d Watson
31 to stop working when you are old
and Holmes shoot him
a remind b retire c waste d receive
46 Jonathan Small lost a leg when ___.
32 not beautiful
a a crocodile bit him b Major Sholto shot him
a nervous b terrified c enormous d ugly
c Watson and Holmes shot him d a Sikh put a
33 very wet ground knife in it
a tar b mud c mark d footprint
47 Small and three others hid some treasure in ___.
34 to put a dead body under the ground a Agra b Pondicherry Lodge c an Indian chest
a bury b acquire c receive d divide d the Andaman Islands
35 wearing something so people do not know you 48 Major Sholto moved the treasure to _____________.
a thrilled b disappointed c disguised a Agra b Pondicherry Lodge c an Indian chest
d exhausted d the Andaman Islands

Tests
36 soldiers live in this strong building 49 Bartholomew finds the treasure in _________.
a gate b tower c city d fort a his garden b his laboratory c a room above
his laboratory d the Andaman Islands
37 to save something when people attack it
a race b defend c plunge d fire 50 Small wanted to _________ the Sholtos.
a take the treasure from b kill c help
38 someone who buys and sells things
d frighten
a rebel b housekeeper c merchant d native
39 very angry 20 marks
a furious b guilty c elementary d tiny
40 to look carefully at something Total marks
a solve b introduce c suggest d examine

20 marks

PLOT
Choose the best answer.
41 Holmes knows that Watson went to send a telegram in
Wigmore Street because ___.
a Watson tells him b he sees a lot and thinks deeply
about things c he asked Watson to do it d Watson
sends telegrams every July morning
41 Thaddeus sent pearls to Miss Morstan because he ___.
a loved her b hated his brother
c hated his father d wanted to help her
42 Captain Morstan died when ___.
a a crocodile bit him b a poisoned thorn entered his
skin c his bad heart made him fall and hit his head
d a Sikh put a knife in his heart
43 Major Sholto died when ___.
a a crocodile bit him b a poisoned thorn entered
his skin c he was old and ill d a man with a wooden
leg came to see him
44 Bartholomew dies when ___.
a a crocodile bites him b a poisoned thorn enters
his skin c Watson and Holmes shoot him d a Sikh
kills him with a knife

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The Sign Of Four

SETTING
1 a
2 b
3 a
4 b
5 d
6 c
7 d
8 c
9 c
10 d

CHARACTERS
11 c
12 a
13 b
14 a
15 c
16 b
17 a
18 c
19 d
20 b

DIALOGUE

Test Answer Keys

21 d
22 c
23 d
24 c
25 a
26 a
27 c
28 d
29 c
30 b

VOCABULARY
31 b
32 d
33 b
34 a
35 c
36 d
37 b
38 c
39 a
40 d

PLOT
41 b
42 d
43 c
44 b
45 d
46 a
47 a
48 b
49 a
50 a

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