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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 was Holmes when he told Watson how he figured out this case?
(a) In the Inn.
(b) On a train.
(c) In Roylott's room.
(d) At their apartment on Baker street.

2. What killed Julia?
(a) A swamp adder.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A deadly spider.
(d) A cobra.

3. What does Holmes chastise himself for while telling Watson how he solved the case?
(a) Jumping to conclusions.
(b) Being too risky with Helen's life.
(c) Not acting fast enough to save Roylott.
(d) Not learning more about the snake.

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

5. When does Roylott get home from the city?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen say is inside the safe in Roylott's room?

2. What does Holmes use to put the deadly creature back in it's place?

3. What kind of animal do Holmes and Watson see as they come across the lawn at night?

4. How does Helen feel when she hears that Roylott followed her to Holmes's house?

5. What does Holmes examine before he finishes his study of Roylott's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caught Holmes's eye before leaving Roylott's room?

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

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

4. How is Roylott acting when he gets back to his house?

5. What killed Julia and Roylott?

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

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

8. What is sitting on top of the safe in Roylott's room, and what does Holmes think of this?

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

10. What did Roylott look like when Watson got into his bedroom?

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