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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the young lady's step-father's only friends?
(a) Policemen.
(b) Wandering salesmen.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Gypsies.

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

3. How was the young lady's step-father's fortune spent away?
(a) Debts.
(b) Philanthropy unchecked.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Riotous living.

4. What did the young lady say caused her step-father's violent anger?
(a) A viscious past.
(b) His greed and laziness.
(c) Paranoid tendencies.
(d) Family genes.

5. What is the name of the young lady's twin sister?
(a) Joanna.
(b) Jeanette.
(c) Julia.
(d) Jane.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How did the strange visitor travel to London?

5. What was the occupation of the young lady's father before he died?

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