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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 color is the strange visitor wearing at the beginning of the book?

2. What kind of expression does Watson say is on the face of the man who comes to see Holmes?

3. What is the last name of the young lady's step-father?

4. What did Dr. Roylott use in an effort to revive Julia?

5. How much money would Julia have gotten had she been wed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sherlock Holmes respond to the woman's statement about when she can pay him?

2. What does Roylott say and do just before he leaves Holmes's house?

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

4. What is worrying Helen about her engagement?

5. How does this book begin?

6. Aside from the money and the estate, what was the other legacy handed down to the Roylott men?

7. How does Watson describe his first encounter with Dr. Roylott?

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

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

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

What was the significance of the title of the book, and what role did it play in the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Helen endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

How did Watson's relationship with Holmes change and progress over the course of this plot? What clues were given to the deepness of their friendship, and how did this change the feeling of the book?

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