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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 Helen have to do before she can return to the house?
(a) Run some errands.
(b) Write a letter to her fiance.
(c) Speak with the police.
(d) Buy herself a weapon.

2. What kept the young lady awake on the night her twin died?
(a) The roaring of animals.
(b) A tapping on her door.
(c) The singing of the gypsies.
(d) A storm.

3. What color is the strange visitor wearing at the beginning of the book?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

4. Who are the young lady's step-father's only friends?
(a) Gypsies.
(b) Policemen.
(c) Wandering salesmen.
(d) Soldiers.

5. How soon is the strange visitor to be wed?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cases has Holmes completed in the past 8 years?

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

3. What did the young lady say caused her step-father's violent anger?

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

5. How does the narrator describe Holmes's deductive abilities?

(see the answer key)

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