A Study in Scarlet / Chapter 1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 14 Public

Reading comprehension / vocabulary

Study Slideshow

When did Conan Doyle start writing crime fiction ?

while he was waiting for his patients

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What genre of fiction is " A study in scarlet" ?

crime fiction / detective

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What were Conan Doyle's other talents ?

He was also a doctor, a politician and a spiritualist.

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What caused Conan Doyle's interest in Spiritualism ?

His father's and wife's death.

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Who were the famous characters in this novel ?

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson

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What was Conan's first novel in a series of crime fiction ?

A study in scarlet.

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Which of his characters was Doyle competing with?

Sherlock Holmes

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What does ALLOWANCE mean ? He was given an allowance to live in London.

a sum of money paid regularly to a person to meet needs or expenses.

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What did the young man mean whe he told Watson, " you are as brown as a nut."

He got a tan.

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What were Sherlock's things that might make a problem for Watson when sharing the apartment ?

smell of tobacco and chemicals

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What might be potential problems for Sherlock when sharing the room with Watson ?

Watson doesn't like noise, he is lazy and gets up at strange times.

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What was controversial about Sherlock ?

He was knowledgeable but also ignorant, for example he didn't know that the Earth goes aroung the sun.

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How could Sherlock deduce things about people ?

observation -clothes, look, gestures, manners

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How did Sherlock know that Watson served in Afghanistan ?

tanned face, white arms, injured hand, tired face, etc

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