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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Holmes say is the most important fact of Helen's description of Julia?
(a) Her nakedness.
(b) The sound of laughter.
(c) The match in her hand.
(d) The letter opener.

2. What does the strange visitor say is making her shake?
(a) Cold.
(b) Weariness.
(c) Fright.
(d) Hunger.

3. What did Helen think Julia died of?
(a) A strike to the head.
(b) Poison gas.
(c) Fright.
(d) Suffocation.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Julia's body NOT show signs of?

3. How did Helen describe what came out of Julia's room while Helen was in the hall?

4. What does Helen have to do before she can return to the house?

5. Why does Helen say she cannot be certain of what she heard in the hall that night?

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