The Blue Carbuncle

Which of the following is one of the ways we know Peterson is a "very honest fellow" in "The Blue Carbuncle?"

• He says he is honest.

• He is a policeman.

• He brings the blue carbuncle to Sherlock after discovering it in the cooked goose.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What had caused Henry Baker to lose his goose in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"?

• He had accidently left it on the train.

• It was stolen from him on a bus.

• He had dropped it after being attacked by a group of thugs.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", who had been arrested for the theft of the carbuncle?

• a plumber

• a maid

• a poultry salesman

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How did the blue carbuncle end up inside the goose?

• It had been surgically implanted in the goose.

• James Ryder had pushed it down the goose's throat to hide it.

• The goose ate it when Henry Baker dropped it.

Who really stole the Blue Carbuncle?

• Henry Baker

• James Ryder

• THE POLICEMAN

Mr. Peterson's wife found a blue carbuncle. What was the blue carbuncle?

• a gemstone

• a model of a ship

• a rare stamp

The policeman brought the blue carbuncle to Sherlock and asked him to -----

• sell the jewel

• find out who the goose belonged to

• hide the jewel

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

When Sherlock spoke to Henry Baker, he realized that Henry ----

• stole the stone

• stole the goose

• didn't know anything about the jewel in the goose.

Who stole the blue carbuncle?

• The countess

• Ryder

• Horner

• Peterson

Where was the carbuncle hidden?

• Inside a newspaper

• Inside the crop of a goose

• Inside a hat

• Inside the stomach of a goose

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4