CHAPTER SIX

1. Why was Watson bothered after meeting Barker and Mrs. Douglas in the garden?

2. What piece of evidence did Sherlock feel the case hung upon?

3. Did Sherlock believe the stories told by Barker and Mrs. Dougls? Why or why not?

4. When, according to Sherlock, did the murder take place?

5. What action did Sherlock propose to undertake to help him solve this crime?

6. Where did the bicycle come from?

7. List four things we find out about the bicycle rider?

Chapter Seven

1. What is Sherlock’s advice to Mason and MacDonald?

2. What request does Sherlock make to Barker? Why does he request this?

3. What did the investigators witness at the Manor’s moat?

4. Who retrieved the bundle from the moat?

5. What was in the bundle? Why did the dumbbell play a significant role in leading Holmes to the bundle?

6. Whose appearance shocked all the investigators with the exception of Holmes?

7. Who received the blast from the shotgun?

8. Why did Douglas fake his own death?