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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holmes do while the big man is insulting him?

2. How does the big man describe himself before he leaves?

3. How did Holmes know the visitor took a dog carriage early that morning?

4. What did Helen hear when she left her room on the night her sister died?

5. Who does Holmes see walking along the path to the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Holmes find out about Helen's mother's will?

2. Why has the narrator waited so long to write this story, and why is he writing it now?

3. What effect did Dr, Roylott's outburst have on Holmes?

4. When does the young lady say she will be able to pay Holmes, and why?

5. What was Julia wearing and holding when she died?

6. How does Holmes figure out the young lady's mode of transportation to his house?

7. How is the narrator wakened at the beginning of this story?

8. What does Holmes notice on Helen's wrist, and what is said after this discovery?

9. What does Holmes do when he hears that Julia died?

10. What does Watson say is his keenest pleasure in life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Helen experiences some moments of deep despair in this book. What are some of these moments, what caused them, and how did her reaction to this despair shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What were the different backgrounds of the characters in this plot, and how did these diverse backgrounds affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What is Holmes's opinion of logic, and how does this idea affect the characters around him?

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