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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made the whistling sound?
(a) A creaky hinge.
(b) A penny whistle.
(c) A tea kettle.
(d) Roylott.

2. What did Holmes see on the chair in Roylott's room that proved his theory?
(a) Snake scales.
(b) Milk droplets.
(c) Foot prints.
(d) Blood.

3. What does Holmes ask for just after the big man leaves?
(a) Some tea.
(b) His walking shoes.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) A map of the country.

4. What does the young lady think intensified her step-father's violent tendencies?
(a) His time in the military.
(b) Living in the tropics.
(c) The untimely death of her mother.
(d) Living in poverty.

5. What did Helen's mother's income fall to after her death?
(a) $1,250 a month.
(b) $500 a month.
(c) $1,000 a month.
(d) $750 a month.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of man does Holmes say makes the most devious criminal?

3. What did Helen think Julia died of?

4. Who does Watson think was with Julia when was in her room?

5. What was the occupation of the man who wanted to marry the young lady's twin?

(see the answer key)

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