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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. What did Helen's mother's income fall to after her death?
(a) $500 a month.
(b) $1,250 a month.
(c) $750 a month.
(d) $1,000 a month.

2. Why did the amount of Helen's mother's income fall after her death?
(a) There was a drop in military salaries.
(b) There were less people to sustain on the income.
(c) There was a drop in agricultural prices.
(d) There was a penalty for Roylott's imprisonment.

3. How does Holmes say he learns about people before they speak to him?
(a) Psychic abilities.
(b) Acute observance.
(c) Really good guesses.
(d) Plain clues.

4. Why did the coroner review Julia's death so thoroughly?
(a) He very much cared for Julia.
(b) Dr. Roylott forced him to.
(c) He could not figure out what killed her.
(d) Dr. Roylott had a bad reputation.

5. How do Holmes and Watson get to the countryside?
(a) Horseback.
(b) They take a carriage.
(c) They walk.
(d) Train.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Holmes know the visitor took a dog carriage early that morning?

2. What does the man who comes into Holmes's house look like to Watson?

3. Where does Holmes see bruises on Helen?

4. What does Holmes say the insults of the man make him feel about the case?

5. What does Holmes ask for just after the big man leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Helen think her sister died from?

5. What happened to the Roylott fortune?

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

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

8. What kept Helen awake on the night her twin sister died?

9. What did Helen's mother's will say?

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

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