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

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

3. What caused the narrator to decide to write about the case after so long?
(a) His wife asked him to.
(b) People are doubting Holmes's abilities.
(c) He has more time on his hands.
(d) The woman he made the promise to had died.

4. How does Watson describe the countryside as he and Holmes travel through it?
(a) Dreary.
(b) Lovely.
(c) Muddy.
(d) Soggy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the large man who comes to see Holmes?

2. Why was the Chimney not a valid entrance into Julia's room?

3. How does the narrator describe Holmes's deductive abilities?

4. Where did the narrator live when this case took place?

5. Why did the coroner review Julia's death so thoroughly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Watson say is his keenest pleasure in life?

3. What caused Helen to come to Sherlock Holmes on that day?

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

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

6. What does Holmes notice on Helen's wrist, and what is said after this discovery?

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

8. What did Holmes find out about Helen's mother's will?

9. What does Holmes do when he hears that Julia died?

10. What did the coroner find after examining Julia?

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