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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Holmes think caused the metal clanging sound?
(a) The bars in the chimney.
(b) A mechanical device.
(c) Some crawling in the air ducts.
(d) The shuttered window.

2. What caused the bruising on Helen?
(a) She did it to herself.
(b) She fell down some stairs.
(c) Her stepfather.
(d) She climbed out her window.

3. How did the neighbors feel when the young lady's step-father returned to his estate?
(a) Happy.
(b) Confused.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Angry.

4. What does Watson say Holmes is doing while he covers his face on the trip to the house?
(a) Practicing.
(b) Concentrating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Planning.

5. Why is Helen living in Julia's room at this time?
(a) Her window is broken.
(b) Repairs are being done in her room.
(c) Her step-father has moved into her own room.
(d) She wants to put Julia in the past.

6. What did the young lady say caused her step-father's violent anger?
(a) His greed and laziness.
(b) Paranoid tendencies.
(c) A viscious past.
(d) Family genes.

7. During what month does this book begin?
(a) August.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) June.

8. How soon before her wedding did the twin sister die?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

9. What is the last name of the young lady's step-father?
(a) Royton.
(b) Ryner.
(c) Ryans.
(d) Roylott.

10. What came out of Julia's room when Helen was in the hall?
(a) Her step-father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) A gypsy.
(d) A baboon.

11. What is the name of the young lady's twin sister?
(a) Julia.
(b) Jeanette.
(c) Jane.
(d) Joanna.

12. How does Watson describe the countryside as he and Holmes travel through it?
(a) Soggy.
(b) Lovely.
(c) Muddy.
(d) Dreary.

13. What was the case about of the woman who referred the visitor to Holmes?
(a) A printing press.
(b) Jewelery.
(c) A dog.
(d) Inheritance.

14. What is the young lady's step-father's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Architect.
(c) Gentleman.
(d) Politician.

15. What does the man who comes into Holmes's house look like to Watson?
(a) A devil and a saint.
(b) A desperate man and a genius.
(c) A prisoner and a detective.
(d) A farmer and a businessman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does Holmes tell Watson to pack for their trip?

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

3. Where does Holmes see bruises on Helen?

4. What was the occupation of the man who wanted to marry the young lady's twin?

5. What time does Holmes return from his researching?

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