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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Julia's last words?
(a) Why oh why?
(b) It was him.
(c) Speckled band.
(d) The whistling.

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

3. How does Watson describe the countryside as he and Holmes travel through it?
(a) Lovely.
(b) Dreary.
(c) Soggy.
(d) Muddy.

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

5. What is the name of the narrator of this book?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Williams.
(c) Watson.
(d) Willard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the young lady's step-father's only friends?

2. What did Julia's body NOT show signs of?

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

4. What time in the morning did Julia hear strange whistling noises?

5. Where will Roylott be all day on the say Helen comes to Holmes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the coroner find after examining Julia?

2. What does Holmes do as Dr. Roylott insults him in his house?

3. What does Holmes ask of Watson after Helen leaves, and how does Watson respond?

4. Aside from the money and the estate, what was the other legacy handed down to the Roylott men?

5. What was Julia wearing and holding when she died?

6. What does Holmes do as he is driven out to the house, and what does this mean?

7. What is worrying Helen about her engagement?

8. Why was Roylott sent to jail the first time?

9. What did Helen hear when she left her room after hearing Julia scream?

10. What kept Helen awake on the night her twin sister died?

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