The Red Headed League

The Red-Headed League By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Prentice Hall Literature Book)

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1. Who is the narrator of the story?

2. What is the name of the man who needs Holmes help?

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3. How does Holmes describe Mr. Wilson? What stands out about Mr. Wilson?

4. How does Holmes know that Mr. Wilson used to do manual labor?

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5. What does Holmes notice about Mr. Wilson that lets him know that he has been to China?

6. What are the requirements for being in the Red-Headed League?

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7. Who is Vincent Spaulding?

8. Why does Vincent Spaulding spend so much time in the basement?

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9. Who is Ezekiah Hopkins?

10. How does Mr. Wilson describe the office of the Red-Headed League?

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11. Why does Mr. Ross pull on Mr. Wilson’s hair?

12. What must Mr. Wilson do in order to get paid?

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13. Why does Mr. Wilson think that the whole thing might be a hoax?

14. How long does Mr. Wilson work for the Red-Headed League?

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15. Why does Holmes say that Mr. Wilson should have no grievance with The Red-Headed League?

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16. What does Holmes ask Mr. Wilson about Vincent Spaulding?

17. How many pipes does Holmes smoke while thinking over the case?

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18. What does Holmes look at on Mr. Spaulding?

19. What does Holmes like to have an exact knowledge of?

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20. Where does Holmes tell Watson to meet him that night?

21. What does Holmes tell Watson to bring with him?

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22. Who joins Holmes and Watson on their mission?

23. What are "hansom"?

24. What does a "rubber" refer to in the story?

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25. Who does Holmes say that they are after?

26.  What does Mr. Merryweather do for a job?

27. What does Holmes say about Mr. Jones?

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28. What does Holmes think is about to be stolen?

29. What does Holmes tell Watson to do if they are fired on?

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30. Why does John Clay tell Holmes to get his hands off of him?

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31. What was the point of The Red-Headed League?

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32. What does Holmes figure out that Clay was doing in the cellar?

33. Why did Holmes look at John Clay's knees earlier?

34. How did Holmes know that the robbers would strike that night?

35. What type of skills would a person need to possess in order to be a successful detective like Sherlock Holmes?