On what side did the young man's uncle fight during the American Civil War? - He fought for the Confederacy, i.e., the South., What did Mr Openshaw see in his uncle's attic? - Pieces of luggage and boxes of papers., Where did the letter that Uncle Elias received come from? - Pondicherry, a city in India., What was in the envelope Uncle Elias received? - Five orange pips., What did the letter mean to Uncle Elias? - Death – his death., What was written on the inside of the flap Uncle Elias received? - ‘KKK’., What did Uncle Elias burn in the fire? - Papers., Who did Uncle Elias leave all his possessions to in his will? - His brother, John’s father., Where was Uncle Elias's body found? - At the edge of a pond in the garden., What did the police say about Uncle Elias's death? - He had committed suicide., What was written on the label on the inside of the box that Mr Opensaw’s father found in the attic? What was in the box? - KKK. Nothing., What did Uncle Elias think about the political situation in Florida after the war? - He didn't like the new freedom that black people had, and he didn't like the politicians from the North., How did Mr Openshaw's father feel when he received the five orange pips? - Scared., Where was the letter Mr Openshaw’s father received from? - Dundee, Scotland., Did Mr Openshaw’s father talk to the police ? - He didn't call the police because he was afraid they'd think he was foolish., How did Mr Openshaw's father die, and when? - He was probably killed. He died five days/a few days later after receiving the five orange pips., What did the police say about Mr Openshaw's father's death? What do you think? - They said it was an accident., What did Mr. Openshaw receive the morning before visiting Sherlock? - He received a letter with five orange pips., Where was the letter Mr Openshaw received from? What was the message inside it? - London, England. “KKK. Put the papers on the sundial.”, Did Mr Openshaw go to the police to tell them about his letter? What did they do about it? - Yes, he did. They didn't believe him, but they sent a policeman to his house., Where did Mr Openshaw find the piece of blue paper? What can you tell me about it? - He found it in his uncle’s room. It was a page from a diary, written by Elias in March 1869. It had some dates and names. It also stated that some pips had been sent, and some of the names were followed by “cleared”., After reading the piece of blue paper Mr. Openshaw gave him, what did Holmes tell Mr. Openshaw to do? - He told Mr Openshaw to go back home, put the blue paper in the metal box from the attic and then put it on the sundial in the garden. He also told him that he had to write a note explaining that all the other papers had been burnt., After Mr Openshaw's visit, what was Holmes going to do? - He was going to stay in London to solve the mystery and then visit Mr Openshaw in a day or two with advice., Why was there always a delay between the arrival of the letter and the death? - Because the letters travelled on a fast mail boat while the murderers travelled on a slower sailing ship., What do the letters ‘KKK’ stand for? - They stand for Ku Klux Klan., When did the ‘KKK’ come into existence? - It came into existence after the Civil War., What was the ‘KKK’ against? - It was against black people being free and having the right to vote., Why did the ‘KKK’ send oak leaves, melon seeds or orange pips? - They sent these as a warning to the people they were going to kill if they did not change their ways., Why did the ‘KKK’ want Uncle Elias’ diary back? - Because it contained information about the organisation’s members., According to the police, how did John Openshaw die? - He fell into the river by accident., What did Holmes send to Captain James Calhoun? - Five orange pips., How did Holmes find out about James Calhoun? - He checked all the ships that had left from Pondicherry, and discovered one called the Lone Star. Only three members of the crew were American: Captain Calhoun and two others., Why didn’t the police ever arrest James Calhoun? - Because his ship sank in a storm and never reached the United States.,

THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS

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