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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the young lady's twin sister?
(a) Joanna.
(b) Jane.
(c) Julia.
(d) Jeanette.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was Julia wearing when she died?

(see the answer key)

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