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Read the excerpt from The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.Good-evening. Sold out of geese, I see, said Holmes, pointing at the bare slabs of marble. Fine birds they were, too. Where did you get them from?To my surprise, the salesman was suddenly furious.Now, then, mister, what do you want? Lets have it straight, now.Its straight enough. I want to know who sold you your geese. Well then, I wont tell you. So now!Oh, its not important. But why are you so upset over such a small thing?Upset? Youd be upset, too, if you were as pestered as I am. When I pay good money for a good goose, that should be the end of the business. But all day long, its been Where are the geese? and Who did you sell the geese to? and What will you take for the geese? Youd think they were the only geese in the world, to hear the fuss thats been made over them.Well, I dont know who else has been asking, said Holmes casually. If you wont tell us, the bet is off, thats all...."Question 1Part AWhat can readers predict, based on the details in the excerpt, and what has happened so far in the story?The salesman is angry because he knows Holmes will find out he is covering up a crime.The person asking the salesman questions is the person who stole the blue carbuncle.The salesman will lose the bet and be forced to give Holmes the information he wants.Holmes will trick the salesman into admitting he knows what happened to the stolen gem.Question 2Part BWhich detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?Upset? Youd be upset, too, if you were as pestered as I am. But all day long, its been Where are the geese? and Who did you sell the geese to? and What will you take for the geese? Well, I dont know who else has been asking, said Holmes casually. If you wont tell us, the bet is off, thats all.Read the excerpt from The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.Good-evening. Sold out of geese, I see, said Holmes, pointing at the bare slabs of marble. Fine birds they were, too. Where did you get them from?To my surprise, the salesman was suddenly furious.Now, then, mister, what do you want? Lets have it straight, now.Its straight enough. I want to know who sold you your geese. Well then, I wont tell you. So now!Oh, its not important. But why are you so upset over such a small thing?Upset? Youd be upset, too, if you were as pestered as I am. When I pay good money for a good goose, that should be the end of the business. But all day long, its been Where are the geese? and Who did you sell the geese to? and What will you take for the geese? Youd think they were the only geese in the world, to hear the fuss thats been made over them.Well, I dont know who else has been asking, said Holmes casually. If you wont tell us, the bet is off, thats all...."Question 1Part AWhat can readers predict, based on the details in the excerpt, and what has happened so far in the story?The salesman is angry because he knows Holmes will find out he is covering up a crime.The person asking the salesman questions is the person who stole the blue carbuncle.The salesman will lose the bet and be forced to give Holmes the information he wants.Holmes will trick the salesman into admitting he knows what happened to the stolen gem.Question 2Part BWhich detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?Upset? Youd be upset, too, if you were as pestered as I am. But all day long, its been Where are the geese? and Who did you sell the geese to? and What will you take for the geese? Well, I dont know who else has been asking, said Holmes casually. If you wont tell us, the bet is off, thats all.