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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the young lady think intensified her step-father's violent tendencies?
(a) Living in the tropics.
(b) Living in poverty.
(c) His time in the military.
(d) The untimely death of her mother.
2. What does Holmes say the insults of the man make him feel about the case?
(a) More interested.
(b) A little hesitant.
(c) There is no change at all.
(d) Insulted.
3. How many wings of the step-father's estate are inhabitable?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.
4. How does the visitor describe Holmes's ability to know so much about her without her saying anything?
(a) Psychic abilities.
(b) Plain clues.
(c) Acute observance.
(d) Really good guesses.
5. Why did the amount of Helen's mother's income fall after her death?
(a) There was a penalty for Roylott's imprisonment.
(b) There was a drop in agricultural prices.
(c) There was a drop in military salaries.
(d) There were less people to sustain on the income.
6. How old does Holmes say his strange visitor is?
(a) 20.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.
7. What kind of expression does Watson say is on the face of the man who comes to see Holmes?
(a) Evil.
(b) Beligerant.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Dull.
8. What does Holmes do while the big man is insulting him?
(a) Reads.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Faints.
(d) Packs his bag.
9. Where does Holmes plan to go to research for this case?
(a) The morgue.
(b) The University.
(c) A library.
(d) The Doctors Commons.
10. What does Holmes say the strange visitor is welcome to do in front of the narrator?
(a) Speak freely.
(b) Eat.
(c) Weep.
(d) Take comfort.
11. How many entrances were there into Julia's room?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.
12. What did Dr. Roylott use in an effort to revive Julia?
(a) Smelling salts.
(b) Cold water.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Mint tea.
13. How did the big man get to Holmes's house?
(a) He read a map.
(b) He followed Helen.
(c) He asked a policeman.
(d) He used the business card Holmes had passed out.
14. Why was the Chimney not a valid entrance into Julia's room?
(a) It had been filled in.
(b) It was barred.
(c) There was a great fire burning.
(d) The flu was shut.
15. What is the name of the narrator of this book?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Willard.
(c) Williams.
(d) Watson.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did the narrator live when this case took place?
2. What does Holmes pull over his face while he travels to the house?
3. What does the man who comes into Holmes's house look like to Watson?
4. What is the last name of the young lady's step-father?
5. What does Holmes say when Helen finishes her story?
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