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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Holmes ask for an opinion on the case?
(a) His housekeeper.
(b) A local officer.
(c) Helen.
(d) Watson.

2. What kind of man does Holmes say makes the most devious criminal?
(a) An angry man.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A desperate man.

3. What does Holmes think caused the metal clanging sound?
(a) The bars in the chimney.
(b) Some crawling in the air ducts.
(c) The shuttered window.
(d) A mechanical device.

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

5. What does Holmes say Julia did NOT die from?
(a) Strangling.
(b) Fear.
(c) Suffocation.
(d) Poisoning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothered Julia when she was locked in her room at night?

2. Who is the large man who comes to see Holmes?

3. What was Julia holding in her hand when she died?

4. What does Helen say is inside the safe in Roylott's room?

5. What did Holmes notice about Julia's bed?

(see the answer key)

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