1. Answer the following questions.
Was Holmes really ill?
b. Who told Dr Watson that Holmes was ill?
c. Explain how Holmes pretended to be ill. Comment on
i his appearance
ii. his actions
d. Where does Culverton Smith usually live?
e. Who had sent Holmes the ivory box and what was
in it?
P. Why did Mr Culverton Smith want to kill Holmes?
& Who was waiting outside Holmes' house and what
signal was he waiting for?
h. Where did Watson hide and why did Holmes need
him there?
Answers
Answer:
a. No, Holmes was not really ill
b. Mrs.Hudson told Dr. Watson that holmes was ill
d. Culverton smith usually lived in Sumatra, an island in western Indonesia.
e. According to Smith how did Holmes get the disease? Smith thought that Holmes got the contagious disease by touching the poisoned sharp spring, kept inside the ivory box which he had sent to Holmes by post.
p. Because he's a serial killer. ... He did not have any personal vendetta against Sherlock. He was a serial killer and Sherlock was supposed to be his next victim.
h. Watson returns to Holmes's apartment before Smith and hides behind the bed to overhear what Smith and Holmes discuss. Holmes asked Watson to hide and hear the conversation carefully. Holmes knew that he need to have a pure witness. When Smith asked for a proof Watson can be it.
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