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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Watson insist on being involved in the plan that night?
(a) He wants to see the action.
(b) He wants to protect Helen.
(c) Holmes says he will be useful.
(d) He doesn't want Holmes to be in danger.

2. Why does Holmes say he knows he can defeat Roylott?
(a) He is smarter than Roylott.
(b) He is calmer than Roylott.
(c) He has a better plan than Roylott.
(d) He knows Roylott's next move.

3. What does Watson say the house is shaped like?
(a) A boulder.
(b) A crab.
(c) A prison.
(d) A spider.

4. What killed Julia?
(a) A deadly spider.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A swamp adder.
(d) A cobra.

5. What did Holmes notice about Julia's bed?
(a) It was clamped to the floor.
(b) It was cracked in the middle.
(c) It was made from two kinds of wood.
(d) It was oddly close to the window.

6. How is Helen supposed to give the all-clear signal?
(a) Draw her curtains.
(b) Open her window.
(c) Light a lantern in her room.
(d) Light a large fire in her hearth.

7. Where was the creature that killed Julia kept?
(a) The doctor's bag.
(b) The safe.
(c) A wicker chair.
(d) A pillow sham.

8. How do Holmes and Watson get onto the property at night?
(a) They break down the fence.
(b) Through a hole in the fence.
(c) They climb a tree and jump over the fence.
(d) They climb the gate.

9. Where does Holmes want to look after something catches his eye in Roylott's room?
(a) The lawn.
(b) Julia's room.
(c) The ventilator.
(d) Helen's room.

10. Where was Holmes when he told Watson how he figured out this case?
(a) On a train.
(b) In Roylott's room.
(c) In the Inn.
(d) At their apartment on Baker street.

11. What did Roylott keep in his safe?
(a) The snake.
(b) His doctorate license.
(c) Jewels.
(d) His wife's will.

12. What did the snake get every time it returned from Julia's room?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Time outside.
(c) Milk.
(d) A rat.

13. How often did Helen say Julia used the rope hanging from the ceiling in her room?
(a) All the time.
(b) Never.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every other day.

14. Why did the snake bite Roylott?
(a) He was angered by Holmes.
(b) He was hungry.
(c) He was pulled at too quickly.
(d) He was scared.

15. What does Holmes say will happen if Watson falls asleep in Julia's room?
(a) They will endanger Helen.
(b) They will be caught.
(c) They could die.
(d) They will miss their chance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first room in the house Holmes inspects?

2. How often does the church clock chime?

3. What kind of bed does Roylott sleep on?

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

5. What bothered Julia when she was locked in her room at night?

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