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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Holmes say he knew he would find in the house before he ever got to it?
(a) Locks on the windows.
(b) A fake bell-pull.
(c) A ventilator shaft.
(d) A hole in the wall.

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

3. Why does Watson insist on being involved in the plan that night?
(a) Holmes says he will be useful.
(b) He wants to see the action.
(c) He wants to protect Helen.
(d) He doesn't want Holmes to be in danger.

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

5. Where was the item that caught Holmes's eye at the end of Section 5?
(a) In a cane.
(b) On top of the safe.
(c) Behind a curtain.
(d) On the corner of the bed.

6. Why does Holmes say he knows he can defeat Roylott?
(a) He is smarter than Roylott.
(b) He has a better plan than Roylott.
(c) He is calmer than Roylott.
(d) He knows Roylott's next move.

7. What did Roylott keep in his safe?
(a) His wife's will.
(b) The snake.
(c) Jewels.
(d) His doctorate license.

8. What does Holmes say Julia did NOT die from?
(a) Poisoning.
(b) Strangling.
(c) Fear.
(d) Suffocation.

9. What does Holmes use to put the deadly creature back in it's place?
(a) The dog leash.
(b) The saucer of milk.
(c) His cane.
(d) A fire poker.

10. How is Helen supposed to give the all-clear signal?
(a) Light a large fire in her hearth.
(b) Open her window.
(c) Light a lantern in her room.
(d) Draw her curtains.

11. How does Helen feel when she hears that Roylott followed her to Holmes's house?
(a) Not surprised.
(b) Horrified.
(c) Angry.
(d) Fearful.

12. Where did the snake come from?
(a) Asia.
(b) South America.
(c) Africa.
(d) India.

13. How long before Julia's death was the bell-pull installed?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) 2 days.
(d) A day.

14. What caught Holmes's eye at the end of Section 5?
(a) A hole in the wall.
(b) A dog leash.
(c) A concealed dagger.
(d) An Indian book.

15. Where was the creature that killed Julia kept?
(a) A pillow sham.
(b) A wicker chair.
(c) The doctor's bag.
(d) The safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Holmes go after hitting at the bell pull?

2. What did the coroner's office miss while examining Julia's body?

3. What made the whistling sound?

4. Why did the snake bite Roylott?

5. What is wrong with the wood paneling in Julia's room?

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