7th Samacheer English – The Red-Headed League – Quiz
1. “The Red-Headed League” is a Sherlock Holmes story created by:
A) Charles Dickens
B) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
C) Mark Twain
D) Rudyard Kipling
Ans: B) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Who is Sherlock Holmes?
A) A doctor
B) A famous detective
C) A pawnbroker
D) A bank manager
Ans: B) A famous detective
3. Who is Sherlock Holmes's friend?
A) Duncan Ross
B) Jabez Wilson
C) Doctor Watson
D) Mr. Jones
Ans: C) Doctor Watson
4. What was Jabez Wilson's occupation?
A) Doctor
B) Pawnbroker
C) Detective
D) Lawyer
Ans: B) Pawnbroker
5. Who worked as Jabez Wilson's assistant?
A) Mr. Jones
B) Doctor Watson
C) Vincent Spaulding
D) Duncan Ross
Ans: C) Vincent Spaulding
6. What was Vincent Spaulding's real name?
A) John Clay
B) James Ross
C) John Jones
D) Arthur Clay
Ans: A) John Clay
7. Who was Duncan Ross?
A) A Scotland Yard detective
B) Spaulding's accomplice
C) Wilson's doctor
D) Holmes's brother
Ans: B) Spaulding's accomplice
8. Who was Mr. Jones?
A) A lawyer
B) A detective from Scotland Yard
C) A bank robber
D) Wilson's assistant
Ans: B) A detective from Scotland Yard
9. Who showed Wilson the advertisement for the Red-Headed League?
A) Holmes
B) Watson
C) Spaulding
D) Jones
Ans: C) Spaulding
10. What salary did the Red-Headed League offer Wilson?
A) Two pounds a week
B) Three pounds a week
C) Four pounds a week
D) Ten pounds a week
Ans: C) Four pounds a week
11. Who accepted Wilson into the Red-Headed League?
A) Duncan Ross
B) John Clay
C) Mr. Jones
D) Doctor Watson
Ans: A) Duncan Ross
12. What was Wilson required to do at the League's office?
A) Guard the office
B) Copy the Encyclopaedia Britannica in longhand
C) Count money
D) Write advertisements
Ans: B) Copy the Encyclopaedia Britannica in longhand
13. What were Wilson's working hours at the Red-Headed League?
A) 8 a.m. to 12 noon
B) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
C) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
D) 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Ans: C) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
14. For how long did Wilson work at the Red-Headed League?
A) Four weeks
B) Six weeks
C) Eight weeks
D) Twelve weeks
Ans: C) Eight weeks
15. What did Wilson find one day when he went to the League's office?
A) A new manager
B) The office was closed and the League had been dissolved
C) Holmes waiting for him
D) A bag of money
Ans: B) The office was closed and the League had been dissolved
16. Why did Jabez Wilson go to Sherlock Holmes?
A) To report a stolen horse
B) To understand the mystery of the dissolved League
C) To find a new assistant
D) To borrow money
Ans: B) To understand the mystery of the dissolved League
17. Where was Wilson's shop situated?
A) Baker Street
B) Saxe-Coburg Square
C) Oxford Street
D) Scotland Yard
Ans: B) Saxe-Coburg Square
18. Why did Holmes ask Spaulding for directions to the Strand?
A) Holmes had forgotten the way
B) Holmes wanted to see Spaulding closely
C) Watson wanted to go there
D) Holmes wanted to visit a shop
Ans: B) Holmes wanted to see Spaulding closely
19. What important clue did Holmes notice about Spaulding's trousers?
A) They were new
B) They were torn
C) Their legs were dirty
D) They were wet
Ans: C) Their legs were dirty
20. Why did Holmes hit the ground outside Wilson's shop with his walking stick?
A) To frighten Spaulding
B) To investigate the position of the cellar and tunnel
C) To call Watson
D) To signal Mr. Jones
Ans: B) To investigate the position of the cellar and tunnel
21. What was behind Wilson's shop?
A) A hospital
B) A bank
C) A school
D) A police station
Ans: B) A bank
22. Why did Spaulding spend so much time in the cellar?
A) Photography was his hobby
B) He was digging a tunnel to the bank
C) He was repairing the floor
D) He was hiding money
Ans: B) He was digging a tunnel to the bank
23. Where did the tunnel lead?
A) To a jewellery shop
B) To the bank's strong room
C) To Holmes's apartment
D) To the hospital
Ans: B) To the bank's strong room
24. Why did Spaulding agree to work for Wilson at half-wages?
A) He was Wilson's relative
B) It helped him carry out the plan to rob the bank
C) He wanted to become a pawnbroker
D) He needed photography lessons
Ans: B) It helped him carry out the plan to rob the bank
25. At what time did Watson note that they were still waiting in the bank's strong room?
A) 10.15 p.m.
B) 10.45 p.m.
C) 11.15 p.m.
D) Midnight
Ans: C) 11.15 p.m.
26. What did Holmes do when Spaulding came through the floor with a gun?
A) He ran away
B) He hit Spaulding's arm and the gun fell
C) He called Wilson
D) He closed the strong room
Ans: B) He hit Spaulding's arm and the gun fell
27. What happened to Duncan Ross when he tried to escape through the tunnel?
A) He escaped
B) He was caught by men waiting at the other end
C) He surrendered to Wilson
D) He hid in the strong room
Ans: B) He was caught by men waiting at the other end
28. Why did Holmes expect the robbery to take place on Saturday night?
A) Wilson's shop closed on Saturday
B) The bank would not open on Sunday, giving the thieves time to escape
C) The police did not work on Sunday
D) Duncan Ross worked only on Saturdays
Ans: B) The bank would not open on Sunday, giving the thieves time to escape
29. What does “notorious” mean?
A) Famous for bad qualities or actions
B) Unknown to everyone
C) Extremely intelligent
D) Very wealthy
Ans: A) Famous for bad qualities or actions
30. What is the main idea of “The Red-Headed League”?
A) Careful observation and logical reasoning help Holmes uncover a clever criminal plan
B) Wilson becomes a successful bank manager
C) The Red-Headed League helps poor people find jobs
D) Watson solves the mystery without Holmes
Ans: A) Careful observation and logical reasoning help Holmes uncover a clever criminal plan
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