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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 house?

2. How many chairs are in Julia's room?

3. What does Holmes chastise himself for while telling Watson how he solved the case?

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

5. What did Holmes notice about Julia's bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Holmes and Watson see as they cross the lawn in the dark?

2. Why does Holmes tell Helen not to fear her step-father's intellect anymore?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Watson describe the whistling sound he hears in Julia's room?

8. What was heard just after Holmes hit at the bell pull?

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

10. Why does Holmes not believe that repairs are being done on Helen's old room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Roylott used manipulation and persuasion to meet his goals and needs. What are some ways he did this, and how did these instances affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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