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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did the young lady's mother get every month after her husband died?
(a) 250 pounds.
(b) 1,000 pounds.
(c) 750 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

2. How has the young lady's step-father's anger cost her money?
(a) She has had to pay court fees.
(b) She has had to pay people to smooth over brawls.
(c) She has had to bail him out of jail.
(d) She has had to repair the house.

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

4. What does Holmes say is the most important fact of Helen's description of Julia?
(a) The match in her hand.
(b) Her nakedness.
(c) The sound of laughter.
(d) The letter opener.

5. How soon before her wedding did the twin sister die?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has Helen seen the inside of Roylott's safe?

2. How does Holmes describe the state of his visitor at the beginning of this book?

3. What does the narrator say he gets his greatest pleasure from?

4. How often did Helen say Julia used the rope hanging from the ceiling in her room?

5. How soon is the strange visitor to be wed?

(see the answer key)

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