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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen say is inside the safe in Roylott's room?
(a) Business papers.
(b) His guns.
(c) Stragely shaped packets.
(d) Jewels.

2. What does the strange visitor say is making her shake?
(a) Cold.
(b) Fright.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Weariness.

3. How many chairs are in Julia's room?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. What wakes the narrator up at the beginning of this book?
(a) The sound of breaking glass.
(b) A knock at the door.
(c) The chiming of the clock.
(d) Holmes standing over his bed.

5. Why did the amount of Helen's mother's income fall after her death?
(a) There was a penalty for Roylott's imprisonment.
(b) There was a drop in agricultural prices.
(c) There was a drop in military salaries.
(d) There were less people to sustain on the income.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who referred the strange visitor to Sherlock Holmes?

2. Where does Holmes plan to go to research for this case?

3. During what month does this book begin?

4. What is wrong with the wood paneling in Julia's room?

5. Why did the narrator take so long to write about this case?

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