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

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

3. What did the snake get every time it returned from Julia's room?
(a) Milk.
(b) A rat.
(c) Time outside.
(d) Frogs.

4. What kind of safe does Roylott keep in his room?
(a) Wooden.
(b) Steel.
(c) Copper.
(d) Iron.

5. What bothered Julia when she was locked in her room at night?
(a) Drafts.
(b) Light from Roylott's room.
(c) Strange noises.
(d) Cigar smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Holmes describe the murder of Julia?

2. What is the first room in the house Holmes inspects?

3. When does Roylott get home from the city?

4. What does Holmes do after leaving Roylott's room?

5. Where was Holmes when he told Watson how he figured out this case?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Holmes and Watson see as they cross the lawn in the dark?

2. Why did the coroner's office not figure out that Julia had been killed by a snake?

3. What does Holmes chastise himself for when he begins to tell Watson about how he solved the case?

4. Where does Holmes plan to spend that night, and why?

5. What happens when Holmes tries to open the window to Julia's room from the outside?

6. Why does Holmes tell Helen not to fear her step-father's intellect anymore?

7. How does Helen react when she is told Roylott followed her to London?

8. What strange thing did Holmes notice about Julia's bed, and what does this mean for the case?

9. What killed Julia and Roylott?

10. What about this crime did Holmes say was the most evil part?

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