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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what month does this book begin?
(a) August.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) February.

2. What kept the young lady awake on the night her twin died?
(a) The singing of the gypsies.
(b) A storm.
(c) The roaring of animals.
(d) A tapping on her door.

3. How did the young lady's mother die?
(a) In childbirth.
(b) She fell out a window.
(c) In a railway accident.
(d) She was attacked by dogs.

4. How does Holmes say he learns about people before they speak to him?
(a) Plain clues.
(b) Really good guesses.
(c) Acute observance.
(d) Psychic abilities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the strange visitor travel to London?

2. How does the narrator describe Holmes's deductive abilities?

3. How did Holmes know the visitor took a dog carriage early that morning?

4. How many cases has Holmes completed in the past 8 years?

5. Where did the narrator live when this case took place?

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