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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is sitting on top of the safe in Roylott's room?
(a) A bottle of brandy.
(b) A jar of ink.
(c) A saucer of milk.
(d) Some jerked beef.

2. How does Holmes say he learns about people before they speak to him?
(a) Plain clues.
(b) Psychic abilities.
(c) Really good guesses.
(d) Acute observance.

3. What does Watson say the house is shaped like?
(a) A crab.
(b) A spider.
(c) A boulder.
(d) A prison.

4. How does Holmes describe the murder of Julia?
(a) Subtle.
(b) Pompous.
(c) Extravagant.
(d) Cruel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Holmes say he knows he can defeat Roylott?

2. What does Holmes ask for just after the big man leaves?

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

4. What killed Julia?

5. How did Roylott treat the young boy driving his carriage?

(see the answer key)

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