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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 was the whistling sound for?
(a) Keeping the snake calm.
(b) Sending the snake off.
(c) Rewarding the snake.
(d) Getting the snake to come back.

2. What does Holmes say Julia did NOT die from?
(a) Suffocation.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Strangling.
(d) Fear.

3. Where was the item that caught Holmes's eye at the end of Section 5?
(a) In a cane.
(b) Behind a curtain.
(c) On top of the safe.
(d) On the corner of the bed.

4. What color is the house?
(a) Grey.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the ventilator in Julia's room lead to?

3. Where does Holmes want to look after something catches his eye in Roylott's room?

4. Where does Holmes go after hitting at the bell pull?

5. What kind of bed does Roylott sleep on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What killed Julia and Roylott?

2. How did Holmes say he knew he would find a ventilator between Julia and Roylott's room?

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

4. How does Watson describe the estate belonging to Grimesby Roylott?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when Holmes tries to use the bell-pull?

10. What does Holmes say to try and dissuade Watson from joining the plan that night, and how does Watson respond to this?

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