The Valley of Fear Quizzes

The Valley of Fear Quiz 1

1 What year was the novel first published?

1917

1900

1914

1920
2 Who is the narrator?

Holmes

Watson

A third party

Douglas
3 Where is the novel set?

England only

America only

England and Ireland

England and America
4 Porlock is

Holmes's friend

a penname

Watson's friend

Moriarty's pseudonym
5 The cipher has two words, Birlstone and

Danger

Murder

Moriarty

Douglas
6 Porlock's second letter has a _______ tone.

fearful

confident

angry

blase
7 The first book Watson thinks is a good choice for the key is

an address book

David Copperfield

Paradise Lost

the Bible
8 The actual key to the cipher is

an almanac

a poem

the Bible

a novel
9 What does the cipher reveal?

Douglas has fled the country

Douglas is dead

Douglas is in danger

Douglas is not the man's true name
10 MacDonald is described as all the following except

intelligent

a friend of Holmes's

ebullient

dour
11 MacDonald found Moriarty

smart and fatherly

disingenuous

creepy

smart but cold and cruel
12 What is the notable thing in Moriarty's office?

A globe

A statue

A painting

A book
13 Moriarty is a/an

professor

economist

doctor

psychologist
14 Moriarty is described by Holmes in all of the following ways except

he has a lot of money

he runs a tight organization

he is skillful at eluding suspicion

tempestuous and spontaneous
15 Manor House

possesses a drawbridge

is where the Douglases live

is very old and venerable

all of these
16 Who else resides at Manor House?

Mrs. Allen

Ames

Cecil Barker

all of these
17 The dead man was killed by a/an

noose

dagger

capsule of poison

shotgun
18 What is on the windowsill?

A bootprint

Broken glass

A smudge of blood

A hair
19 What is there only one of in the study?

Lens for glasses

Dumbbells

Shoes

Socks
20 What is near the curtain?

A muddy print

Blood

A dumbbell

Hair
21 What is placed near the body?

A gold chain

A ripped letter

A small card

A dumbbell
22 What is missing from the body?

Shoes

Glasses

All rings

Wedding ring
23 Who heard the shot?

Barker and Mrs. Douglas

Allen and Barker

Ames and Mrs. Allen

Barker only
24 What is curious about Douglas's arm?

It is broken

There is a mysterious mark on it

It has been cut

It has an elaborate tattoo on it
25 Who is White Mason?

A local doctor

A Scotland Yard detective

A local policeman

A townsman

Why was McDonald astonished to see the message written on the notebook?

Chapter please?

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The Valley of Fear

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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