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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often did Helen say Julia used the rope hanging from the ceiling in her room?
(a) Never.
(b) All the time.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every other day.

2. What does Holmes first study when he gets to the house?
(a) The scaffolding.
(b) The lawn.
(c) The fireplace.
(d) The window.

3. Where did the narrator live when this case took place?
(a) Trafalgar Square.
(b) Sussex Village.
(c) Cosgrove Place.
(d) Baker Street.

4. Where does Holmes plan to go to research for this case?
(a) The Doctors Commons.
(b) A library.
(c) The morgue.
(d) The University.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the narrator to decide to write about the case after so long?

2. What does the man who comes into Holmes's house look like to Watson?

3. What does Holmes do while the big man is insulting him?

4. How old does Holmes say his strange visitor is?

5. Why did the coroner review Julia's death so thoroughly?

(see the answer key)

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