Exercise 5

Answer the questions that follow

1. Who gave Dr. Watson a letter? Why?
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Sherlock Holmes gave the letter. Holmes wanted Dr.Watson to help him solve a murder case in Boscombe Valley.


2. What was the content of that letter?
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Holmes invites Dr. Watson to come with him and solve a murder case in Boscombe Valley. Dr. Watson is supposed to meet Holmes at Paddington Railway Station at 1 1.15.


3. Was Charles McCarthy in Australia? Why?
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Yes, Charles McCarthy was in Australia. He was a stagecoach driver from Ballarat to Melbourne.


4. Describe Mr. Turner's attitude?
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Mr. Turner is rather introverted and unsociable. He does not have many friends and likes staying at home.


5. Describe Charles McCarthy's characteristics based on the answers given.
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Charles McCarthy is a blackmailer. He is evil. He likes horse racing and there are rumours that he gambled a lot.


6. Who saw Charles and James McCarthy on the way to Boscombe Pool?
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Moran, the gamekeeper.


7. Who saw Charles and James arguing? Explain what she saw.
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Patience Moran saw them arguing at the pool. She saw James raising his hand as if to hit his father. She was afraid and ran home.


8. What did the police find as the murder weapon?
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The police found James McCarthy's gun


9. Who thinks that James McCarthy is innocent? Why?
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Alice Turner thinks that James is innocent because he is too kind to hurt anyone. James is forced by his father to marry her. Furthermore, James is too young. In fact John Turner, Alice's father disagrees with the marriage.


10. What does Charles McCarthy wants James to do?
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He wants James to marry Alice Turner but secretly James is already married to a barmaid in Bristol.


11. What was the 'call' that Charles made at Boscombe Pool?
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The call is 'cooee'

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