View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the visitor describe Holmes's ability to know so much about her without her saying anything?
(a) Plain clues.
(b) Acute observance.
(c) Really good guesses.
(d) Psychic abilities.

4. Why did the twins always keep their windows tightly locked?
(a) To feel safer on the ground floor.
(b) To keep the animals out.
(c) To keep the wind out.
(d) To keep their step-father out.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the young lady's step-father's only friends?

2. During what month does this book begin?

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

4. What is the name of the young lady?

5. What is the name of the young lady's twin sister?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 193 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample