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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the large man who comes to see Holmes?
(a) A gypsy.
(b) A butler at the Roylott house.
(c) Helen's fiance.
(d) Dr. Roylott.

2. Where did the narrator live when this case took place?
(a) Baker Street.
(b) Cosgrove Place.
(c) Trafalgar Square.
(d) Sussex Village.

3. How does Holmes describe the state of his visitor at the beginning of this book?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Agitated.
(d) Angry.

4. Why does Helen say she cannot be certain of what she heard in the hall that night?
(a) Her mind was on her sister.
(b) She was so frightened.
(c) There was a storm outside.
(d) There are so many doors in that great house.

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

6. How many wings of the step-father's estate are inhabitable?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

8. What does Holmes do while the big man is insulting him?
(a) Faints.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Packs his bag.
(d) Reads.

9. How did the big man get to Holmes's house?
(a) He used the business card Holmes had passed out.
(b) He read a map.
(c) He asked a policeman.
(d) He followed Helen.

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

11. How much money would Julia have gotten had she been wed?
(a) $250 a month.
(b) $150 a month.
(c) $350 a month.
(d) $450 a month.

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

13. Where does Holmes see bruises on Helen?
(a) Her fingers.
(b) Her wrists.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her ankles.

14. What is the occupation of the narrator?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Doctor.

15. What does Helen have to do before she can return to the house?
(a) Run some errands.
(b) Buy herself a weapon.
(c) Write a letter to her fiance.
(d) Speak with the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the young lady's step-father's only friends?

2. How many bedrooms are located on the ground floor of the estate?

3. What color is the strange visitor wearing at the beginning of the book?

4. Who does Holmes ask for an opinion on the case?

5. Who referred the strange visitor to Sherlock Holmes?

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