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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the occupation of the narrator?
(a) Writer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Police officer.

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

3. What is the name of the young lady's step-father's estate?
(a) Sting Harvey.
(b) Strike Mount.
(c) Stone Haven.
(d) Stoke Moran.

4. How many cases has Holmes completed in the past 8 years?
(a) 60.
(b) 70.
(c) 80.
(d) 50.

5. How did the young lady's mother die?
(a) In childbirth.
(b) In a railway accident.
(c) She was attacked by dogs.
(d) She fell out a window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the young lady say caused her step-father's violent anger?

2. How many wings of the step-father's estate are inhabitable?

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

4. What color is the strange visitor wearing at the beginning of the book?

5. How did Holmes know the visitor took a dog carriage early that morning?

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