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  • How does Holmes react at the end of the chapter when he hears the police case against McFarlane?
    He is thoughtful and decides to investigate
  • What was found outside the house where Oldacre lived?
    A pile of dry timber burned to ashes, smelling of burnt flesh
  • Who is the missing / apparently murdered man at Norwood?
    Mr. Jonas Oldacre
  • Who narrates the story?
    Dr. John Watson ✓
  • Where did McFarlane sleep after leaving Oldacre’s house?
    He slept at a local inn (the Anerley Arms / an inn)
  • Which police inspector comes to arrest McFarlane?
    Inspector Lestrade
  • What surprising instruction was in Oldacre’s will?
    He named McFarlane as sole beneficiary
  • Where are Holmes and Watson when John McFarlane bursts in?
    In their Baker Street sitting-room
  • Why is the will’s content (making McFarlane sole heir) suspicious?
    Because there was no clear reason for Oldacre to leave everything to McFarlane
  • What best describes Jonas Oldacre’s character as introduced in Chapter 1?
    Secretive and solitary
  • How does McFarlane appear when he arrives at Baker Street?
    Wild, excited and frightened
  • Which detail makes the police suspect McFarlane strongly?
    His stick was found bloody in Oldacre’s study
  • What is the public reaction reported in the newspapers the next morning?
    That a murder had taken place at Norwood and McFarlane was wanted
  • What is John Hector McFarlane’s job?
    Solicitor / lawyer
  • What item of McFarlane’s was discovered in Oldacre’s study?
    His walking-stick with blood on it
  • Why had Jonas Oldacre visited McFarlane the day before?
    To have his will drawn up
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