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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Holmes describe the state of his visitor at the beginning of this book?
(a) Agitated.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Angry.
(d) Depressed.

2. What is the name of the young lady?
(a) Helen Stoner.
(b) Heather Stickler.
(c) Helene Steiner.
(d) Harriet Stoker.

3. What does the narrator say he gets his greatest pleasure from?
(a) Following Holmes's cases.
(b) Writing.
(c) Meeting new people.
(d) Helping women in distress.

4. What wakes the narrator up at the beginning of this book?
(a) The chiming of the clock.
(b) Holmes standing over his bed.
(c) A knock at the door.
(d) The sound of breaking glass.

5. Why did the narrator take so long to write about this case?
(a) He was unsure if people would believe it.
(b) He forgot about it.
(c) He made a promise of secrecy.
(d) He never had time to write about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the neighbors feel when the young lady's step-father returned to his estate?

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

3. What is the last name of the young lady's step-father?

4. How was the young lady's step-father's fortune spent away?

5. Who referred the strange visitor to Sherlock Holmes?

(see the answer key)

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