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1. 1.

   Detective stories are one of the most popular categories of fiction. Match the detective characters with their creators.

   Characters	Creators
   i. Feluda	a. Blake Edwards
   ii. C Auguste Dupin	b. Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
   iii. Miss Marple	c. Satyajit Ray
   iv. Byomkesh Bakshi	d. Agatha Cristie
   v. Jacques Clouseau	e. Edgar Allen Poe

    

2. 2.

   Can you reconstruct a person's image after meeting him/her?

3. 3.

   What kind of a detective was Holmes?

4. 4.

   Choose the correct option.

   1. After examining the walking stick, Sherlock Holmes deduces
      1. what CCH stood for.
      2. Dr. Mortimer's age.
      3. Dr. Mortimer's nature.
   2. The dog was in the habit of carrying the stick
      1. in front of the master
      2. behind the master
      3. alongside the master
   3. The visitor was a 
      1. very tall, stout man with a long nose.
      2. very short, thin man with a long nose.
      3. very tall, thin man, with a long nose.
5. 5.

   "Has anything escaped me?" I asked with some self-importance.

   1. Who said these words?
   2. Why was he feeling self-important?
   3. What was his companion's response?
6. 6.

   "I am so very glad." said he. "I was not sure whether I had left it here or in the Shipping Office..."

   1. Who said these words and to whom?
   2. What had the speaker left?
   3. Where did he say he got it from?