Item 5 Read the excerpt from “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.”

“We kept these things for some days,” said Holmes, “because we expected to see an advertisement from you giving your address. Why didn’t you advertise?”

Our visitor laughed sheepishly. “Shillings are not so plentiful with me as they once were. I thought that the gang of roughs who attacked me had carried off both my hat and the bird. I thought it would be a waste of money to try to get them back.”

“Of course. By the way, about the bird, we had to eat it.”

“To eat it!” Our visitor half rose from his chair in his excitement.

“Yes, it would have spoiled if we hadn’t. But here is another goose. It is about the same weight and perfectly fresh. Will it do?”

“Oh, certainly, certainly,” answered Mr. Baker, sighing with relief.

“Of course, we still have the feathers, legs, crop, and so on of your own bird, so if you wish—”

The man burst into a hearty laugh. “They might be useful as souvenirs of my adventure,” he said, “but beyond that, they are of no use to me.”

Sherlock Holmes glanced sharply at me with a slight shrug of his shoulders.

Question 1
Part A

What can readers conclude based on the details in the text?

Because it was a gift for his wife, Baker is upset about the loss of the goose.

Mr. Baker does not advertise to find his lost items because they are worthless.

Holmes wants Watson to admit he was right about Baker’s innocence.

Mr. Baker is unaware that a valuable gem was hidden in the goose.

Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

“Sherlock Holmes glanced sharply at me with a slight shrug of his shoulders.”

“’To eat it!’ Our visitor half rose from his chair in his excitement.”

“‘They might be useful as souvenirs of my adventure,’ he said, ‘but beyond that, they are of no use to me.’”

“’I thought that the gang of roughs who attacked me had carried off both my hat and the bird.’"