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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How soon before her wedding did the twin sister die?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

3. Where were the step-father's cigars imported from?
(a) America.
(b) India.
(c) Cuba.
(d) France.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kept the young lady awake on the night her twin died?

2. What was the occupation of the man who wanted to marry the young lady's twin?

3. What time in the morning did Julia hear strange whistling noises?

4. What is the young lady's step-father's occupation?

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

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