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

3. Where does Holmes plan to meet with Helen?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) At the train station.
(c) At the house.
(d) In the town.

4. How does the narrator describe Holmes's deductive abilities?
(a) Incredible.
(b) Sly and cunning.
(c) Far too advanced for his own good.
(d) Almost magical.

5. How many entrances were there into Julia's room?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

6. What does Holmes say when Helen finishes her story?
(a) You should have come sooner.
(b) We can help you, and soon.
(c) This is all so confusing.
(d) We haven't a moment to lose.

7. How did Holmes know the visitor took a dog carriage early that morning?
(a) She had a receipt.
(b) There was mud on her skirts.
(c) He saw a wagon track on her skirt.
(d) There was a bit of leather on her sleeve.

8. What color is the strange visitor wearing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

9. What time in the morning did Julia hear strange whistling noises?
(a) 2:00 am.
(b) 5:00 am.
(c) 4:00 am.
(d) 3:00 am.

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

11. What did Helen hear on the morning she went to see Sherlock Holmes?
(a) A high whistling.
(b) A cranking wood sound.
(c) A metal clanging.
(d) Maniacal laughter.

12. What was Julia holding in her hand when she died?
(a) A letter opener.
(b) A match.
(c) A wine goblet.
(d) A Bible.

13. How does the visitor describe Holmes's ability to know so much about her without her saying anything?
(a) Psychic abilities.
(b) Acute observance.
(c) Plain clues.
(d) Really good guesses.

14. Where does Holmes plan to go to research for this case?
(a) The morgue.
(b) The University.
(c) The Doctors Commons.
(d) A library.

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