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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the strange visitor travel to London?
(a) On horseback.
(b) On foot.
(c) By train.
(d) In a carriage.

2. What is the name of the young lady's twin sister?
(a) Jeanette.
(b) Joanna.
(c) Jane.
(d) Julia.

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

4. What does Holmes say Julia must have done just before she ran into the hall?
(a) Drank some alcohol.
(b) Lit a match to see something.
(c) Opened her window.
(d) Took off her clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the case about of the woman who referred the visitor to Holmes?

2. What does Holmes pull over his face while he travels to the house?

3. What does the narrator say he gets his greatest pleasure from?

4. How do Holmes and Watson get to the countryside?

5. What did the young lady say caused her step-father's violent anger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Holmes do as he is driven out to the house, and what does this mean?

2. What is worrying Helen about her engagement?

3. What was Julia wearing and holding when she died?

4. How does this book begin?

5. Why has the narrator waited so long to write this story, and why is he writing it now?

6. How is the narrator wakened at the beginning of this story?

7. What does Holmes do as Dr. Roylott insults him in his house?

8. What effect did Dr, Roylott's outburst have on Holmes?

9. Aside from the money and the estate, what was the other legacy handed down to the Roylott men?

10. What does Holmes think caused the metal clanging sound that Helen heard?

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