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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Holmes know the visitor took a dog carriage early that morning?
(a) There was a bit of leather on her sleeve.
(b) She had a receipt.
(c) There was mud on her skirts.
(d) He saw a wagon track on her skirt.

3. How did the young lady's butler die?
(a) He was drowned.
(b) He caught a fever.
(c) He was beaten to death.
(d) He was poisoned.

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

5. How does the narrator describe Holmes's deductive abilities?
(a) Almost magical.
(b) Far too advanced for his own good.
(c) Sly and cunning.
(d) Incredible.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has the young lady's step-father's anger cost her money?

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

3. Where does the young lady's stepfather import his animals from?

4. How did the young lady's mother die?

5. How did the strange visitor travel to London?

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