Characters
Mystery Vocabulary
Plot
Story Vocabulary
The Clues (2)
100
A clever detective who solves crimes
Who is Sherlock Holmes
100
An old-fashion word for detective
What is sleuth
100
“The Red Headed League” is about a detective who uses his skills to…
What is catch a bank robber
100

arrogrant, proud, snobby

What is pompus

100
Why did Sherlock want to see Wilson's assistant?
What is he wanted to look at his knees
200
The narrator of our story and Sherlock Holmes’s partner
Who is Doctor Watson
200
A feeling or guess not based on solid evidence
What is hunch
200

What is Mr. Wilson’s job in the short story?

What is a pawnbroker

200

a story; a piece of literature with a plot

What is a narrative?

200
Who goes with Sherlock Holmes to the bank at night? (identify 2)
What is Mr. Jones, Mr. Merryweather and Dr. Watson
300

This man hired Mr. Wilson. He pretended to be a lawyer as well.

Who is Duncan Ross

300
Evidence that shows a person was somewhere else while a crime was occurring
What is alibi
300
What are the requirements to join to the Red Headed League?
What is have red hair and live in London?
300
unlikely, not probable

What is improbable?

300
Name 2 suspicious things about Vincent Spaulding
What is he spends a lot of time in the basement, he is talented but willing to work for little money, his knees are covered in mud, he pushed Wilson to work for the Red Headed League
400
This terrible assistant is actually a thief!
Who is Vincent Spaulding
400
someone who is believed to be guilty
What is suspect
400
What is Mr. Wilson’s job at the Red Headed League?
What is copy the encylopeida
400

open, honest, sincere

What is candid?

400
What was Duncan Ross and Vincent Spaulding's motive to create the Red Headed League?
What is to get Wilson out of his shop so they could dig a tunnel and rob a bank
500
Tricked by the Red Headed League; a tunnel is dug through his basement to the bank next door
Who is Mr. Wilson
500
someone who saw a crime happen
What is witness
500
Why is the location of Wilson's store important?
What is it is next to the bank
500

of the night; active at night.

What is nocturnal?

500

Explain a hunch that Sherlock Holmes had

What is he recognized Spaulding's description, he realized the shop was next to the bank...

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