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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do Watson and Holmes wait in Julia's dark room?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

2. What is sitting on top of the safe in Roylott's room?
(a) A saucer of milk.
(b) A jar of ink.
(c) A bottle of brandy.
(d) Some jerked beef.

3. Where does the ventilator in Julia's room lead to?
(a) Dr. Roylott's room.
(b) The hall way.
(c) The outside air.
(d) Helen's room.

4. Where does Holmes go after hitting at the bell pull?
(a) Roylott's room.
(b) Out the window.
(c) Helen's room.
(d) Down the hall.

5. What word does Watson use to describe Holmes's face when something in Roylott's room catches his eye?
(a) Grim.
(b) Amused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sinister.

6. Why did Holmes partially blame himself for Roylott's death?
(a) He did not kill the snake when he had the chance.
(b) He did not warn Roylott.
(c) He did not tell the authorities when he knew what the danger was.
(d) He angered the snake.

7. What does Watson say was the only unusual thing he saw in Julia's room?
(a) The bell pull.
(b) Many locks on the door.
(c) A bottle of smelling salts.
(d) A gothic mirror.

8. What does Watson say the whistling sound is like?
(a) A squeaking hinge.
(b) A humming child.
(c) A tea kettle.
(d) A wind blown shutter.

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

10. 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) On the corner of the bed.
(d) Behind a curtain.

11. What does Holmes say he will NOT feel much of about Roylott's death?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Dissappointment.
(d) Guilt.

12. What was the whistling sound for?
(a) Keeping the snake calm.
(b) Getting the snake to come back.
(c) Rewarding the snake.
(d) Sending the snake off.

13. What kind of animal do Holmes and Watson see as they come across the lawn at night?
(a) Jaguar.
(b) Zebra.
(c) Cobra.
(d) Baboon.

14. What does Holmes like to smoke when he is thinking?
(a) A pipe.
(b) All of these.
(c) Cigars.
(d) A cigarette.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the signal come from Helen?

2. When is Roylott expected back at the house on the day Holmes gets there?

3. What kind of animal does Holmes ask about when he is looking at Roylott's room?

4. What made the whistling sound?

5. How long before Julia's death was the bell-pull installed?

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