The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

  

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Adventure of the Empty House

Questions

1. Who was murdered?
2. What pastimes did Adair like?
3. How was Adair killed?
4. Why's the old man annoyed at Watson?
5. Who's in the room when Watson turns back from looking at the bookshelves?
6. Why did Holmes fake his death?
7. Where did Holmes escape to after faking his death?
8. What causes the silhouette in the window of Holmes's house?
9. Who's the mystery assassin shooting at Holmes's house?
10. Why did Moran kill Adair, according to Holmes?

Answers

1. Ronal Adair
2. Playing cards and gambling
3. A gunshot wound to the head
4. Watson bumped into him and made him drop some books.
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. He realized he was still in danger from Moriarty and his gang.
7. Italy
8. A wax dummy
9. Colonel Sebastian Moran
10. Adair knew Moran was cheating while gambling and threatened to expose him.