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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the narrator take so long to write about this case?
(a) He was unsure if people would believe it.
(b) He forgot about it.
(c) He made a promise of secrecy.
(d) He never had time to write about it.

2. How long before Julia's death was the bell-pull installed?
(a) A week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 days.
(d) A day.

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

4. How did the young lady's butler die?
(a) He was poisoned.
(b) He caught a fever.
(c) He was drowned.
(d) He was beaten to death.

5. How did the neighbors feel when the young lady's step-father returned to his estate?
(a) Happy.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen say is inside the safe in Roylott's room?

2. What does Holmes say is the most important fact of Helen's description of Julia?

3. What was Julia holding in her hand when she died?

4. Where were the step-father's cigars imported from?

5. What does Holmes say Julia must have done just before she ran into the hall?

(see the answer key)

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