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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 does Holmes tell Helen to spend the night after Roylott goes to sleep?
(a) Her housekeeper's room.
(b) A room in the damaged wing.
(c) Her old bedroom.
(d) The inn.

2. What did the bell pull act as for the snake?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A signal.
(c) A hiding place.
(d) A resting spot.

3. What does Holmes do after leaving Roylott's room?
(a) Reads.
(b) Smokes.
(c) Paces.
(d) Sleeps.

4. What did Holmes notice about Julia's bed?
(a) It was cracked in the middle.
(b) It was oddly close to the window.
(c) It was clamped to the floor.
(d) It was made from two kinds of wood.

5. How many times has Helen seen the inside of Roylott's safe?
(a) Three times.
(b) Once.
(c) Twice.
(d) Four times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the coroner's office miss while examining Julia's body?

2. What did Roylott keep in his safe?

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

4. What was the metal clanging Helen heard the night Julia died?

5. What does Watson say was the only unusual thing he saw in Julia's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the authorities decide after investigating Roylott's death?

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

3. How did Holmes figure out Roylott was using a snake?

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

5. What does Holmes put on the bed before he puts the lamp out in Julia's room?

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

9. What instructions does Holmes give Helen before he leaves to his Inn for the night?

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

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