3. Why did Holmes warn Watson against
touching his things? What was Watson's
4. What did Watson find on the table near
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the mantlepiece?
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5. Who is Mr. Culverton Smith?
6. What did Holmes ask Watson to do
before leaving his room?
7. What instructions did Holmes give
Watson to get Mr. Smith?
8. Why did Holmes want Smith to treat
him?
9. How did according to Smith Holmes get
the disease?
10. Who arrested Smith? What were the
charges against him?
Answers
Answer:
a. How did Watson feel when he heard of Holmes illness?
Watson felt horrified when he heard of Holmes’s illness.
b. Why didn’t the landlady call the doctor?
Holmes did not allow the landlady to call the doctor.
c. What was the condition of Holmes when Watson saw him?
Holmes had not taken food or drink for the past three days. So he was listless (weak). His eyes had the brightness of fever, his cheeks were flushed and his hand twitched all the time.
d. According to Holmes what was the disease he was suffering from?
Holmes was suffering from Tarpaunli fever or black Formosa plague. It was a contagious, through touch and deadly disease from Sumatra. It spreads through by touch.
e. Who did Watson see when he entered the room?
Watson saw the butler when he entered the room.
f. What were the instructions given by Holmes to Watson?
Holmes instructed Watson to tell Smith exactly how he was suffering from the illness. Watson had to persuade Smith to come to meet Holmes. Watson should return before the arrival of Smith and hide in the next room.
g. Why did Holmes plead with Smith?
Holmes pretended to be sick as a trick to induce Smith to confess his nephew’s murder. So Holmes pleaded with Smith that he was the only one in London who could cure him.
h. Who was responsible for Victor Savage’s death? What was the evidence for it?
Culverton Smith was responsible for Victor Savage’s death. The poisoned sharp spring inside the ivory box was the evidence for it.
i. What explanation did Holmes give for speaking rudely to Watson?
Holmes explained that he had respect for Watson’s medical skill. Holmes didn’t want Watson to know that he was not ill. He pretended to be ill just to get Smith there.
j. How was Holmes able to look sick?
He was fasting for three days and did make-up like a sick. man.
Explanation:
Answer:
Holmes warned Watson against touching his things because he disliked others touching his things and the box was an important evidence.
5) Mr. Culverton Smith was a planter. He was the culprit, who had killed his nephew Victor Savage to retain the property. To capture Smith, Holmes pretended to be ill
6) Holmes asked Watson to place some letters and paper on the table within his reach. He asked to place the ivory box and slide the lid a bit with tongs.
7) He asked Watson to persuade Smith to come, to tell Smith that Holmes was dying and force Smith to come. Watson should return to Holmes' house, before Smith's arrival. He asked Watson to light the gas and keep it half-on
8) Holmes wanted Smith, to treat him because he was the only man with the knowledge of the disease Holmes was suffering from.
9) Dr. Watson is called to tend Holmes, who is apparently dying of a rare tropical disease, Tapanuli fever, contracted while he was on a case.
10) Inspector Morton arrested Smith on charges of murder of Victor Savage.