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DRAMA: The Red-Headed League • SKILL: Test Prep
The Red-Headed League Quiz
1. Which sentence is most important to include in a
summary of the play?
A Duncan Ross’s hair was brighter than Wilson’s.
B The bank director was grateful to Holmes.
C Watson didn’t notice Ms. Spaulding’s dirty skirt.
D The bank was located behind Wilson’s shop.
2. Wilson says, “Victoria showed me the RedHeaded League’s newspaper advertisement on
her first day on the job.” Initially, this implies
Victoria is a(n) ____ employee, but later it’s
revealed that she was being ____.
A impatient; harmless
B jealous; cunning
C helpful; deceptive
D suspicious; convincing
3. Which of the following lines includes a simile?
A “As for Duncan Ross, he’s vanished without a
trace.”
B “We’ll have to dig deep to find out what it is.”
C “There is nothing out of the ordinary about his
looks, other than his hair, which is as orange as
freshly peeled carrots.”
D “Clopping hooves and other subdued street
noises can be heard in the background.”
4. What is the meaning of the word keen in the
following sentence: “I knew that Spaulding was
awfully keen to spend time in Mr. Wilson’s shop”?
A sharp
C wise
sensitive
B
D eager
5. What can you infer happened between Scene 2
and Scene 3?
A Watson went out and bought a revolver.
B Holmes told Mr. Wilson that he’d solved the
case.
C Holmes contacted Inspector Jones.
D Victoria Spaulding quit her job.
6. Victoria Spaulding convinced Mr. Wilson of each
of the following EXCEPT that
A she wanted to learn how to run a shop.
B she was developing film in the basement.
C she and Duncan Ross knew each other.
D the Red-Headed League was real.
7. From reading the play and the essay, you can
infer that Sherlock Holmes is most admired for
A his determination and wit.
is patience with Dr. Watson’s lack of
Bh
mindfulness.
C his acute skills of observation.
D his ability to remember things that happened
long ago.
8. With which of the following statements would
the author of the essay most likely agree?
A People who meditate are much happier than
those who don’t.
B Mindful people don’t use cell phones.
C We should all work to develop our powers of
concentration.
D No one is as smart as Sherlock Holmes.
Directions: Write your answers on the back of this paper or type them up on a computer.
9. Kristin Lewis writes that mindfulness “can
sharpen our mental powers as well as improve
our health and emotional well-being.” What
evidence does she give to support this claim?
10. In what ways does Sherlock Holmes demonstrate
mindfulness as it is defined in the essay? Use
details from both the play and the essay in your
answer.
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Directions: Read The Red-Headed League and “Could You Be the Next Sherlock?” Then answer the questions.