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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. How many times does Holmes pound on Roylott's door before bursting in?

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

3. How do Holmes and Watson get onto the property at night?

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

5. When does Roylott get home from the city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did the authorities decide after investigating Roylott's death?

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

7. How does Helen react when she is told Roylott followed her to London?

8. What happens when Holmes tries to open the window to Julia's room from the outside?

9. What killed Julia and Roylott?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There was an intense amount of loyalty displayed by Watson. How did he show this trait, and how did this affect his standing with the other characters?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Helen come to Holmes for help, and what changed in her life due to this decision?

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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