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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many bedrooms are located on the ground floor of the estate?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. What does the young lady think intensified her step-father's violent tendencies?
(a) Living in poverty.
(b) His time in the military.
(c) Living in the tropics.
(d) The untimely death of her mother.

4. How does Holmes say he learns about people before they speak to him?
(a) Acute observance.
(b) Plain clues.
(c) Really good guesses.
(d) Psychic abilities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator live when this case took place?

2. What does Holmes say is his greatest reward for his help?

3. How did the strange visitor travel to London?

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

5. What does Holmes say the strange visitor is welcome to do in front of the narrator?

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