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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Julia's last words?
(a) It was him.
(b) The whistling.
(c) Speckled band.
(d) Why oh why?

2. Why did the narrator take so long to write about this case?
(a) He made a promise of secrecy.
(b) He never had time to write about it.
(c) He was unsure if people would believe it.
(d) He forgot about it.

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

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

5. Where did the narrator live when this case took place?
(a) Baker Street.
(b) Cosgrove Place.
(c) Trafalgar Square.
(d) Sussex Village.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Helen living in Julia's room at this time?

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

3. What did Helen think Julia's last words referred to?

4. How did the young lady's butler die?

5. What does Holmes say when Helen finishes her story?

(see the answer key)

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