Question
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 about Mr. Baker, based on the details in the text?
Responses
Mr. Baker does not advertise to find his lost items because they are worthless.
Mr. Baker does not advertise to find his lost items because they are worthless.
He has no idea there was a gem hidden in the goose he lost.
He has no idea there was a gem hidden in the goose he lost.
Mr. Baker is afraid Holmes and Watson think he stole the goose.
Mr. Baker is afraid Holmes and Watson think he stole the goose.
He knows that Holmes and Watson are trying to trick him.
He knows that Holmes and Watson are trying to trick him.
Question 2
Part B
Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
Responses
“‘They might be useful as souvenirs of my adventure,’ he said, ‘but beyond that, they are of no use to me.’”
“‘They might be useful as souvenirs of my adventure,’ he said, ‘but beyond that, they are of no use to me.’”
“'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?'”
“'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?'”
“’To eat it!’ Our visitor half rose from his chair in his excitement.”
“’To eat it!’ Our visitor half rose from his chair in his excitement.”
"'I thought it would be a waste of money to try to get them back.”
“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 about Mr. Baker, based on the details in the text?
Responses
Mr. Baker does not advertise to find his lost items because they are worthless.
Mr. Baker does not advertise to find his lost items because they are worthless.
He has no idea there was a gem hidden in the goose he lost.
He has no idea there was a gem hidden in the goose he lost.
Mr. Baker is afraid Holmes and Watson think he stole the goose.
Mr. Baker is afraid Holmes and Watson think he stole the goose.
He knows that Holmes and Watson are trying to trick him.
He knows that Holmes and Watson are trying to trick him.
Question 2
Part B
Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
Responses
“‘They might be useful as souvenirs of my adventure,’ he said, ‘but beyond that, they are of no use to me.’”
“‘They might be useful as souvenirs of my adventure,’ he said, ‘but beyond that, they are of no use to me.’”
“'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?'”
“'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?'”
“’To eat it!’ Our visitor half rose from his chair in his excitement.”
“’To eat it!’ Our visitor half rose from his chair in his excitement.”
"'I thought it would be a waste of money to try to get them back.”
Answers
GPT-4o mini
**Question 1: Part A**
The best conclusion about Mr. Baker, based on the details in the text, is:
**He has no idea there was a gem hidden in the goose he lost.**
**Question 2: Part B**
The evidence from the text that best supports the answer to Part A is:
**“'They might be useful as souvenirs of my adventure,’ he said, ‘but beyond that, they are of no use to me.’”**
This response indicates that Mr. Baker does not perceive any significant value in the remains of the goose, implying he didn't realize its true worth.
The best conclusion about Mr. Baker, based on the details in the text, is:
**He has no idea there was a gem hidden in the goose he lost.**
**Question 2: Part B**
The evidence from the text that best supports the answer to Part A is:
**“'They might be useful as souvenirs of my adventure,’ he said, ‘but beyond that, they are of no use to me.’”**
This response indicates that Mr. Baker does not perceive any significant value in the remains of the goose, implying he didn't realize its true worth.