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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During what month does this book begin?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) April.

3. Who referred the strange visitor to Sherlock Holmes?
(a) Ms. Franklin.
(b) Ms. Frintlock.
(c) Mrs. Farnsworth.
(d) Mrs. Farintosh.

4. How did the strange visitor travel to London?
(a) In a carriage.
(b) On horseback.
(c) By train.
(d) On foot.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is unique about the case written about in this book?

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

4. What does the young lady think intensified her step-father's violent tendencies?

5. Why did the narrator take so long to write about this case?

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