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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the strange visitor say is making her shake?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Weariness.
(c) Cold.
(d) Fright.

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

3. Where were the step-father's cigars imported from?
(a) India.
(b) America.
(c) Cuba.
(d) France.

4. What caused the bruising on Helen?
(a) She climbed out her window.
(b) She did it to herself.
(c) Her stepfather.
(d) She fell down some stairs.

5. Who does Holmes see walking along the path to the house?
(a) A gypsy.
(b) Helen.
(c) The big man.
(d) Helen's fiance.

6. 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.

7. How does Watson describe the countryside as he and Holmes travel through it?
(a) Soggy.
(b) Muddy.
(c) Dreary.
(d) Lovely.

8. How was the young lady's step-father's fortune spent away?
(a) Philanthropy unchecked.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Debts.
(d) Riotous living.

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

10. Who does Holmes think killed Julia?
(a) Her fiance.
(b) A gypsy.
(c) Roylott.
(d) Julia.

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

12. What two things does Holmes tell Watson to pack for their trip?
(a) A toothbrush and a revolver.
(b) His medical bag and some shoes.
(c) A dagger and a cloak.
(d) A hairbrush and a cane.

13. Why did the amount of Helen's mother's income fall after her death?
(a) There was a penalty for Roylott's imprisonment.
(b) There was a drop in military salaries.
(c) There was a drop in agricultural prices.
(d) There were less people to sustain on the income.

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

15. What is the last name of the young lady's step-father?
(a) Ryans.
(b) Royton.
(c) Roylott.
(d) Ryner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about the case written about in this book?

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

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

4. What time does Holmes return from his researching?

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

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