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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Watson describe the countryside as he and Holmes travel through it?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the narrator wakened at the beginning of this story?

3. How does this book begin?

4. What happened to the Roylott fortune?

5. Who are Roylott's only friends?

6. What does Roylott say and do just before he leaves Holmes's house?

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

8. What does Watson say is his keenest pleasure in life?

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

10. What did Helen's mother's will say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the twists in this strange case that surprised you, and why? What led up to those surprising moments?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Helen come to Holmes for help, and what changed in her life due to this decision?

Essay Topic 3

Roylott used manipulation and persuasion to meet his goals and needs. What are some ways he did this, and how did these instances affect the course of the plot?

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