Reading Questions
What is the name of the evil organisation in the story that kills people?
The Red Circle
He is the main character of the story. Mrs Warren comes to him to ask for help.
Sherlock Holmes
Cause:
Effect: Sherlock Holmes starts the case.
Cause: Mrs Warren tells Sherlock Holmes she has a strange guest at her house.
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
What is the murder weapon found at the crime scene?
a knife
She went to New York because her father would not allow her to marry Gennaro. She came to London to escape danger in New York.
Mrs Lucca
Cause:
Effect: Mr Leverton arrives in London.
Cause: He is looking for Giuseppe Gorgiano.
What is a the fastest land animal in the world?
a cheetah
What is strange about the notes Mrs Warren brings to Sherlock Holmes?
They are only single words and they are written in capital letters.
I am Sherlock Holmes partner. I help him with the case. I'm also the narrator of this story.
Dr Watson
Cause: Giuseppe Gorgiano tells Mrs Lucca he loves her.
Effect:
Effect: Gorgiano and Gennaro start fighting in their house.
True or false?
- All opposite sides of a dice equal 6.
false - They equal 7
What happened to Mrs Warren's husband by mistake?
He was taken by two men. They put a coat over his face, and put him into a cab. However, they let him go.
He is the villian of the story. He started thye Red Circle again in New York City because he left Italy. He tells Gennaro to blow up his best friend's house.
Giuseppe Gorgano
Cause:
Effect: Mrs Lucca and Gennaro went to New York City.
Cause: Mrs Lucca's father would not allow them to get married.
What language do people in Brazil speak?
Portuguese
Why does Gennaro write messages in the newspaper?
So he can communicate messages to his wife.
This is an American detective who is looking for a criminal who killed many people. He followed that criminal to London and now wants to arrest him.
Mr Leverton
Cause:
Effect: Mrs Warren's husband is at home frightened.
Cause: Two men put a coat over his head and put him in a taxi. They let him go later.
Name the five colors on the Olympic flag. (You only have five guesses)
blue, yellow, black, green, red