PLAY The Mystery of the Red-Headed League: Storyworks

1. How does Holmes feel in Scene 1?

• bored

• excited

• frightened

• worried

2. Which line from the play supports the correct answer to question 1?

• “My mind craves a puzzle!”

• “Suddenly, there’s a knock on the door.”

• “A man who is clearly upset enters the room.”

• “Are you Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective?”

3. What does the word auburn mean in the sentence “Men and women with all shades of auburn hair are walking to the same address”?

• messy

• reddish

• stylish

• dyed

4. In Scene 3, Holmes finds out that Victoria Spaulding insisted on working for half pay. You can tell that he finds this behavior _______.

• generous

• silly

• suspicious

• admirable

5. When Watson says, “But you know what’s going to happen tonight, and I am completely in the dark,” you can conclude that Watson feels ________.

• afraid

• confused

• determined

• proud

6. In Scene 5, what happens as Holmes, Watson, Jones, and Merryweather wait in the bank vault?

• They go mad from boredom.

• They accidentally get locked in.

• The air gets too stuffy to breathe.

• Criminals climb through the floor.

7. What is the real reason Duncan Ross hired Wilson to work at the League?

• to give Wilson an easy job

• to get his books copied

• to get Wilson out of his shop

• to play a funny joke on Wilson

8. Which word best describes Holmes at the end of the play?

• disappointed

• curious

• quiet

• satisfied

9. Most scenes in the play take place in April 1890, but Scene 2 takes place two months earlier. Why do you think the author shifted back in time for Scene 2?

Use the R.A.C.E strategy to answer the question

10. Did you figure out the solution to the mystery before Holmes explained it? If so, what clues led you to the right answer? If not, what did you think was happening instead? Use details from the play to support your answer.

Use the R.A.C.E strategy to answer the question