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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 say Julia did NOT die from?
(a) Poisoning.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Fear.
(d) Strangling.
2. What does Holmes chastise himself for while telling Watson how he solved the case?
(a) Not learning more about the snake.
(b) Jumping to conclusions.
(c) Being too risky with Helen's life.
(d) Not acting fast enough to save Roylott.
3. What does Watson say the whistling sound is like?
(a) A squeaking hinge.
(b) A tea kettle.
(c) A wind blown shutter.
(d) A humming child.
4. What killed Julia?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A cobra.
(c) A swamp adder.
(d) A deadly spider.
5. How many times does Holmes pound on Roylott's door before bursting in?
(a) Once.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Holmes tell Helen to do to protect herself from Roylott when he returns from town?
2. What did the bell pull act as for the snake?
3. Where was the creature that killed Julia kept?
4. What did Holmes see on the chair in Roylott's room that proved his theory?
5. How many chairs are in Julia's room?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Watson describe the whistling sound he hears in Julia's room?
2. What was heard just after Holmes hit at the bell pull?
3. What strange thing did Holmes notice about Julia's bed, and what does this mean for the case?
4. What was Helen told to do after she got news of her step-father's death?
5. What did Roylott look like when Watson got into his bedroom?
6. What is sitting on top of the safe in Roylott's room, and what does Holmes think of this?
7. How did Holmes figure out Roylott was using a snake?
8. Why does Holmes tell Helen not to fear her step-father's intellect anymore?
9. What does Holmes chastise himself for when he begins to tell Watson about how he solved the case?
10. Where does Holmes plan to spend that night, and why?
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