Level 4 Sherlock Holmes< Answer Key >Silver BlazeChapter 1Preview questions1.I have heard of Sherlock Holmes. He is famous for being an excellent detective.2.I do not know any detectives in real life, but I read a book about a girl detective called Nancy Drew.3.I think Silver Blaze is the name of a thoroughbred racing horse.Review questions1.Colonel Ross, a rich man who owns King’s Pyland farm, owns Silver Blaze.2.Dr. Watson found out that John Straker was murdered when he read it in the newspaper.3.John Straker was responsible for looking after Silver Blaze. He also trained it and exercised it.Chapter 2Preview questions1.I think the curry dinner will be important because it will provide Sherlock Holmes with a clue towardsolving the mystery.2.At King’s Py land, I think Watson and Holmes will find some clues about what happened to SilverBlaze.3.I think in this chapter, Holmes and Watson will talk to Colonel Ross and Edith Baxter, in order to findout what happened to Silver Blaze.Review questions1.Edith did not like the look of the man who talked to her because his face was white and he was verynervous. Also he took an envelope from his pocket and offered her money if she would give it to Ned Hunter.2.When Ned found out about the man, he shouted at the man and undid the rope that tied up his dog. Heset the dog on the man.3.John Straker couldn’t sleep because he was worried that something was going to happen to SilverBlaze.1Chapter 3Preview questions1.The title does give a clue about what will happen in the chapter. It tells me there will be a murder inthis chapter.2.I think John Straker will be murdered.3.In this chapter, I think Holmes will tell about a how John Straker was murdered.Review questions1.Watson thought the man had put a drug into Ned Hunter’s cur ry dinner.2.Holmes thought Inspector Gregory was a good detective, but did not have much imagination.3.The evidence against Fitzroy Simpson included the fact that he had lost a lot of money betting onhorses, he was interested in another horse that was Silve r Blaze’s main rival, he owned a heavy stick, and his coat was wet from the rain.Chapter 4Preview questions1.I think the murderer’s blood is on the knife.2.I do not think Fitzroy Sim pson is the murderer because I don’t think his blood will be found on th eknife in John Straker’s hand.3.I think Holmes will go to King’s Pyland farm in this chapter.Review questions1.Holmes did not believe Fitzroy Simpson had murdered John Straker because there were manyquestions about Simpson’s involvement in the case that h ad no good answer.2.Inspector Gregory asked Watson about the special knife because he thought it was a special kind ofknife, one that a doctor might need.3.The bills for Mr. Darbyshire were sent to King’s Pyland because Mr. Darbyshire was a friend of JohnStraker, and sometimes had letters for him sent to the Straker house.Chapter 521.I think there are binoculars i n Inspector Gregory’s bag.2.I do not believe Fitzroy Simpson murdered John Straker because there are many things aboutSimpson’s involvement in the murder that can not be explained.3.In this chapter, I think Mrs. Straker will talk to Sherlock Holmes about what she thinks happened toher husband.Review questions1.The fact that there was no wind on the night of the murder is important because that meant it could nothave been wind that blew the coat into the bush. Someone must have put it there.2.The missing horse was called Silver Blaze because of a white mark on its face, between the eyes.3.Holmes thought Silver Blaze is still near because horses like to be with other horses, and it was toofamous to sell.Chapter 6Preview questions1.I think the footprints will lead to Capleton Farm.2.There were two sets of footprints because there were two horses. I think the second set of footprintsbelongs to Silver Blaze’s main rival, Desborough.3.I think Holmes and Watson are going to Capleton Farm.Review questions1.Holmes and Watson went to Capleton Farm because the horse footprints led them there.2.Dr. Watson had to wait about twenty minutes while Sherlock Holmes talked to Silas Brown.3.Watson thought Holmes was not interested in solving the murder because Holmes said they wouldreturn on the train to London that night.Chapter 731.I think Holmes will have some fun with the Colonel by pretending he does not know where SilverBlaze is.2.I think Holmes will ask Inspector Gregory for a pair of binoculars, because Watson forgot to bring his.3.I think Holmes will prove that Silas Brown was the person who stole Silver Blaze and murdered JohnStraker.Review questions1.The sheep were not able to walk properly. Ned thought they had injured their legs.2.The colonel was puzzled because his horse wasn’t listed as one of the runners, and the jockey he choseto ride Silver Blaze was riding a big black horse.3.Silver Blaze’s face had been painted black so no one would recognize him.Chapter 8Preview questions1.I think the murderer is Silas Brown.2.I think this person murdered Mr. Straker because Mr. Straker tried to stop him from stealing SilverBlaze.3.I think the colonel will be very happy that his horse won and the murder has been solved.Review questions1.The scarf was significant because John Straker was going to use it to tie around the leg he was goingto cut on Silver Blaze.2.Straker needed money because he was heavily in debt. He was in debt because he kept a fashionablewife in London as well as his wife at King’s Pyland farm.3.The curious thing about the dog was that it did not bark when the man stole the horse. Holmesconcluded the dog must have known the person who stole the horse.4The Speckled BandChapter 1Preview questions1.I think a ‘speckled band’ is a strip of dots on a person’s skin.2.I think Holmes likes to solve all types of mysteries, but he likes the interesting and difficult mysteriesbest.3.I think Dr. Watson will help Mr. Holmes solve the mystery.Review questions1.Sherlock Holmes thought that the case was serious because the young woman visited so early.2.Holmes surprised the young woman when he knew she had had a long drive in a dog-cart alongmuddy roads before she got to the station to catch an early train.3.The young woman found out about Sherlock Holmes when she read about him in the newspaper.Chapter 2Preview questions1.I think the woman is so afraid because she thinks someone wants to kill her.2.I think this will be a murder mystery.3.I think Holmes will help her by traveling with her to her home and finding out who wants to kill her. Review questions1.I think Dr. Grimesby Roylott is a violent man. I know this because he had to go to jail for beating aman to death.2.When Helen Stoner’s twin sister told her stepfather that she was g etting married, nothing happened atfirst, but a fortnight before the wedding something strange happened.3.Helen Stoner didn’t hear the whistle because she slept more deeply than her sister.5Chapter 3Preview questions1.I think Julia Stoner was murdered by Dr. Roylott.2.I think the sisters always locked their doors at night because they were scared of Dr. Roylott’s animals.3.I think Dr. Roylott will act very violently and kill Julia Stoner.Review questions1. A burnt match and a matchbox were found in the hands of the dead woman.2.We know that Helen’s sister died alone because her bedroom door was locked.3.Dr. Watson knew that Holmes did not think the gypsies were involv ed in Julia’s death because he sawSherlock Holmes shake his head.Chapter 4Preview questions1.I do not think Miss Stoner is protecting her stepfather because he was a violent man who was not kindto Helen Stoner or her sister.2.I think Helen Stoner will get married.3.I think Holmes will say that Miss Stoner’s story is very interesting and agree to take the case.Review questions1.Miss Stoner had to sleep in her d ead sister’s bedroom because building work was started next to herown room, and there was a hole in her bedroom wall.2.It would be safe for Holmes and Watson to visit Dr. Roylott’s house because Dr. Roylott was away forthe day.3.Holmes thinks the ‘clang’ sound was made by an iron lock being opened.Chapter 561.I think Dr. Roylott visits Sherlock Holmes because he wanted to warn Sherlock Holmes to stay awayfrom him and his stepdaughter.2.I think Dr. Roylott will punch Sherlock Holmes in order to prove he is a very strong man.3.I think Holmes asks Watson to take a gun with him when they visit Miss Stoner.Review questions1.Dr. Roylott accuses Holmes of changing the subject because Holmes refused to tell him what HelenStoner had said.2.Holmes proves that he is as strong as Dr. Roylott by picking up the poker and bending it straight again.3.Dr. Roylott said he wanted to do some repairs to her room in order to get Helen Stoner to changerooms.Chapter 6Preview questions1.I think Holmes and Watson will find animal hairs in the rooms.2.I thi nk the fake bell rope is for Dr. Roylott’s animals to pla y on.3.I think Dr. Roylott will return to the house when Holmes and Watson are looking around at thebedrooms.Review questions1.The ventilator was put in at the same time as the fake bell rope, about two years earlier.2.Holmes thinks that Dr. Roylott may have a cat as a pet because there was a saucer of milk on top ofthe safe.3.When she hears Dr. Roylott go to bed, Helen Stoner must open her windows and unlock the shutters,leave a lamp on in the window, and go and sleep in another room.Chapter 771.I think the title refers to an animal or insect biting a person a killing them.2.I think the bell rope and ventilator would be used for Dr. Roylott to spy on Helen Stoner and kill her.3.Holmes and Watson will catch Dr. Roylott trying to kill Helen Stoner.Review questions1.The sound the two men heard that made Holmes use his cane was a hissing sound.2.The leash had a loop at the end because it was used for holding a snake.3.Sherlock Holmes is not sorry he caused the death of Dr. Roylott because he thinks Dr. Roylott was avery evil man.The Engineer’s ThumbChapter 1Preview questions1.An engineer is a person who knows how to design, build, or operate machinery.2.I think Watson no longer lived with Holmes because Watson had got married.3.I think this story will be about an engineer getting his thumb cut off by a big machine.Review questions1.Dr. Watson quickly washed and got dressed when he learned that his patient had come fromPaddington Station because he knew from experience that cases to do with railway workers were often serious.2.Dr. Watson gave Mr. Hatherly some brandy and water to make him feel better.3.Mr. Hatherly wanted to go to the police because he thought the men who cut off his thumb meant tomurder him.Chapter 281.I think Mr. Hatherly will want to visit Sherlock Holmes because he thinks Holmes might be able tosolve the mystery and help him.2.I think Holmes will help Mr. Hatherly by visiting the place where Mr. Hatherly’s accident happened.3.I think the “evil men” mentioned earlier by Mr. Hatherly will not be in this chapter, because afterreading the title of this chapter, I think it will be about Mr. Hatherly’s visit to Sherlock Holmes. Review questions1.Sherlock Holmes was dressed in his dressing gown when Dr. Watson and his patient arrived.2.Colonel Stark suddenly walked to the door and opened it because he wanted to be sure nobody waslistening to his conversation with Mr. Hatherly.3.Colonel Stark wanted Mr. Hatherly to go to Eyford because he wanted Mr. Hatherly to tell him whatwas wrong with a hydraulic stamping machine that was not working properly.Chapter 3Preview questions1.I think Colonel Stark wants Mr. Hatherly to go so late at night so that everybody will be sleeping andhe won’t be seen.2.I do not think Colonel Stark can be trusted because he acted so secretively and asked so many strangequestions.3.In this chapter, I think Hatherly will go to Eyford and see the hydraulic stamping machine.Review questions1.Colonel Stark said he had the hydraulic press because he was using it to press a valuable mineral intobricks.2.One horse pulled the carriage.3.Mr. Hatherly couldn’t see much outsi de of the house because it was very dark and they were in such ahurry.9Chapter 4Preview questions1.The books on the table were written in the same language the young lady spoke. I think that languageis German.2.I think the woman will try to persuade Hatherly to leave the house immediately.3.I think the machine has an electrical problem.Review questions1.Hatherly said he opened the door because he was hot and needed some air.2.The floor of the machine was made of metal.3.Hatherly was angry because the colonel had deceived him about what the machine was used for.Chapter 5Preview questions1.I think Hatherly will be trapped by the hydraulic press.2.I think the young woman will help Hatherly.3.I think Hatherly will be trapped and injured in this chapter.Review questions1.When he could not stand up in the hydraulic press, Hatherly crawled through a gap between twoplanks of wood.2.The woman said jumping out a high window was Hatherly’s only chance.3.Colonel Stark wanted Hatherly dead because he thought Hatherly had seen too much.Chapter 6101.I think when Hatherly regains consciousness, he will be at the Eyford train station.2.I think Colonel Stark’s carriage took him there.3.I think Colonel Stark will go to the police and accuse Hatherly of being a robber.Review questions1.Hatherly woke up at dawn.2.Holmes said Mr. Hatherly was lucky because Colonel Stark was very dangerous and could easily havemurdered Mr. Hatherly.3.The inspector thinks the drive Mr. Hatherly took was about ten miles because Mr. Hatherly said it wasat least an hour’s drive.Chapter 7Preview questions1.I think the house is to the north of the station.2.I think the house will catch fire because Sherlock Holmes drops his pipe during a fight with ColonelStark.3.The people in the house have been murdering people with the hydraulic press.Review questions1.Dr. Becher owned the house that caught fire.2.The firemen were puzzled because there was a hydraulic press in the house, and a human thumb.3.Hatherly was carried back to the railway station, as the station was very close to the house.The Empty HouseChapter 1111.I think Sherlock Holmes is a very intelligent and interesting person.2.I think this mystery will be about strange things happening in an empty house.3.This story happens four years after the mystery about Silver Blaze.Review questions1.Ronald Adair liked to play cards and was a member of several card clubs.2.Ronal d Adair’s mother and sister went to his room because they wanted to say good night to him.3.Ronald Adair was murdered by being shot in the head.Chapter 2Preview questions1.I think the title means that Sherlock Holmes will come into the story.2.I think Wats on will go to Ronald Adair’s house and look for clues in his bedroom.3.The connection between Ronald Adair and Sherlock Holmes is that they both know Colonel Moran. Review questions1.Holmes wanted people to think he was dead so that his enemies would leave him alone.2.Two members of the Moriarty gang had escaped.3.Dr. Watson’s wife had died.Chapter 3Preview questions1.Watson thinks they are going to the Baker Street house to talk about the case.2.The people that know Holmes is still alive are his brother Mycroft, and the man who tried to kill himon the cliff path.123.Mrs. Hudson moves the dummy every fifteen minutes.Review questions1.Holmes knows that people have been watching 221B Baker Street because he saw one of their spiesthat morning.2.Watson begins to be suspicious of the walking stick when he put it on the floor, and it made a noisethat sounded like metal not wood.3.Holmes calls for help from the police by blowing a whistle.Chapter 4Preview questions1.I think the remaining member of Moriarty’s gang has been trying to kill Holmes.2.I think this man does have something to do with the Park Lane mystery.3.Colonel Moran’s special ability is shooting a rifle.Review questions1.Holmes suspected Colonel Moran of being the murderer of Adair because he knew Colonel Moranwas one of the best rifle shots in the world.2.The gun that Colonel Moran used was interesting because it was an air rifle made from a walking stick.3.Ronald Adair was killed by Colonel Moran, who shot him with an air gun through an open window.< Summaries >Silver BlazeChapter One.Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes, the well known detective, shared a house in London. Dr. Watson kept a diary of their adventures together. This adventure is about a stolen horse.13Chapter TwoWhile they were traveling on the train Holmes told Dr. Watson the facts about murder of John Straker. Edith Baxter had been taking Ned his curry supper. Ned was guarding the horse Silver blaze in his stable. On her way to the stable Edith was surprised by an evil looking man who offered her money if he could talk to Ned. Edith ran away from the man to the stable and told Ned what had happened. Ned got his friends to tell John Straker what had occurred. Mr. Straker was worried and got up early to check that everything was alright.Chapter ThreeHolmes and Watson continued their journey. We learned of the discovery of John Straker’s body. He was killed by a blow to the head and there was a cut on his leg. Watson thought the curry supper might have been drugged. The policeman in charge of the case was Inspector Gregory. He had arrested Fitzroy Simpson, whose scarf was found in the dead man’s hand. Edith and Ned both recognized the scarf as belonging to the evil-looking man.Chapter Four.Holmes and Watson arrived at the country station. They were met by the police inspector and Colonel Ross, the owner of Silver Blaze. They were shown the body of John Straker.Chapter FiveHolmes inspected the scene of the crime and found some important clues. Because it had been raining on the night of the murder there we re a horse’s foot prints in the damp soil. Holmes and Watson follow ed the hoof prints and discovered the foot prints of a second horse.Chapter Six.Holmes and Watson followed the footprints to Capleton farm and met Silas Brown. At first Brown was very angry but Holmes said something that changed him into someone friendly. Watson was amazed when Holmes said he was going back to London.14Chapter SevenSherlock Holmes surprised everyone by leaving Kings Pyland. The Colonel’s horse won the big race. Holmes told Colonel Ross to wash the face of the winning horse!Chapter EightHolmes shocked the Colonel and Watson by telling them who murdered John Straker. It was not who they thought! John Straker was a bad man who needed money because he was in debt. He hoped to make a lot of money on the race by cheating.The Speckled BandChapter OneSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were woken up early by a young woman in trouble. Her story was one of the strangest in Dr. W atson’s d iary. The young woman was very frightened, Sherlock Holmes promised to help her. Holmes surprised the young woman by appearing to know so much about her recent movements. Holmes explained that he could tell things by looking carefully at her clothing and what she was holding in her hand.Chapter TwoDr. Grimesby Roylott had worked in India where he developed a liking for strange pets. He had married Helen Stoner’s mother. The marriage made him rich and he moved back to England to live in a big old house. However, there was a mysterious death in the house which appeared to have something to do with a strange whistle.Chapter Three15Helen Stoner’s sister die d a horrible death. A court investigation couldn’t find out how she had died, but Helen Stoner thought her twin had died of fright. The last words Julia Stoner spoke to her sister were very mysterious, she talked of a “speckled band” and then died. There were some gypsies camped nearby and Helen thought they may have had something to do with the death.Chapter FourHelen told Holmes and Watson that she was planning to marry in the spring. Her stepfather took the news calmly, but then began building work in her room, so she had to sleep in her sister’s old room. Holmes wa s able to determine that Dr. Roylott had been violent with her. After Helen left, Holmes and Watson discussed the case.Chapter FiveDr. Grimesby Roylott visits Holmes and Watson. He is very angry warns them not to listen to his stepdaughter. He threatens them and shows off his strength. Holmes and Watson travel to the old house to meet Helen Stoner and look for clues.Chapter SixSherlock Holmes found many strange things in the old house. He worked out a plan. Dr. Watson and he would stay the night in Helen Stoner’s bedroom to see if they could solve the mystery. Holmes and Watson stayed in a hotel near the old house until it was dark. Helen Stoner agreed to the plan to leave a window open and to light a lamp when it was safe for the two friends to climb in.Chapter SevenHolmes and Watson waited at the hotel for the lamp to be lit. In the garden outside the old house they got a big surprise! They got inside the house and waited for a long time. At three o’clock in the morning they hear d a strange noise and Holmes jumped into action. There was the sound of the strange whistle, then a terrible scream and Doctor Roylott was found dead. Holmes and Watson discovered the horrible truth about the“s peckled band.”16The Engineer’s ThumbChapter OneDr. Watson, who no longer lived in the same house Sherlock Holmes, was awoken to find a new patient waiting for him. A young man had had a terrible experience during the night and needed a doctor and a detective. Dr. Watson looked after the man’s injured hand and discover ed that his name was Mr. Victor Hatherly and that he was an engineer. The man believed that someone was trying to murder him.Chapter TwoDr. Watson took his patient to meet Sherlock Holmes. The hydraulic engineer told Holmes about a man called Colonel Lysander Stark who visited him yesterday. He asked Hatherly some very strange questions and made him promise not to tell anyone about his visit or the work he was being asked to do. Mr. Hatherly promised. Colonel Stark said that he will pay a lot of money for one night’s work.Chapter ThreeMr. Hatherly asked about the work he had to do. He was told that the machine he was to look at was used in helping to mine a very valuable mineral. He traveled at night by train into the country to see the machine.Chapter FourA frightened woman tried to warn Mr. Hatherly that he was in danger. Hatherly was shown the machine and could quickly tell why it was not working properly. He realized he had been tricked and was very angry.Chapter FiveHatherly was trapped inside the machine and it looked as though he would be killed. Just before he was about to be crushed the frightened woman helped him escape. During his escape he was attacked by Colonel Stark with an axe. The colonel chopped off Hatherly’s thumb.17Chapter SixHatherly was unconscious but when he recovered was amazed to find himself at Eyford Station. Holmes found an important clue in a newspaper article written about a year earlier. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Mr. Hatherly, and the police traveled back to Eyford Station. With the help of a map they tried to find the house where Hatherly was almost murdered.Chapter SevenHolmes surprised everyone by telling them where the house that Mr. Hatherly was taken to was. Mr. Hatherly found out the real reason for the press. Local firemen were surprised to find a human thumb and the mystery of how Hatherly got back to Eyford Station was solved.The Empty HouseChapter OneDr. Watson thought that Sherlock Holmes was dead. Because of his close friendship with the great detective, Dr. Watson continued to take an interest in the crimes reported in the newspaper. He tried to solve them in the way that Sherlock Holmes would have done. In this story, Watson began to tell us of the murder of Ronald Adair. He was a young man who liked to play cards and gamble for large sums of money.Chapter TwoDr. Watson investigated the crime scene at Park Lane but could not solve the crime. While there, he accidentally met a strange old bookseller who later came to Watson’s house. Watson wa s shocked to find that the old bookseller was none other than his old friend Sherlock Holmes! Holmes told Watson how he cheated death and had been travelling the world for nearly three years.Chapter ThreeHolmes had more surprises for Watson when he took him to an empty house opposite of 221B Baker Street. Once inside, Watson was amazed to see what looked like Sherlock Holmes moving about in the rooms where18they used to live. Suddenly a man entered the dark room in which Holmes and Watson were waiting. He carried a false walking stick which is really a gun and shot the model of Sherlock Holmes.Chapter FourHolmes and Watson caught Colonel Moran and handed him over to Inspector Lestrade of the London police. Lestrade wanted to accuse Colonel Moran of trying to murder Sherlock Holmes but Holmes surprised everyone by telling the inspector that he had caught the killer of Ronald Adair. Holmes and Watson returned to their old home where Watson saw the model of Sherlock Holmes which was used to trick Colonel Moran. They also found the special bullet that was fired from an air rifle at the dummy of Sherlock Holmes.19。