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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the big man bend with his bare hands?
(a) A high backed chair.
(b) A door handle.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A fire poker.

2. What was Julia wearing when she died?
(a) A ball gown.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A riding suit.
(d) A nightdress.

3. What kept the young lady awake on the night her twin died?
(a) The singing of the gypsies.
(b) A tapping on her door.
(c) A storm.
(d) The roaring of animals.

4. What does Holmes say Julia must have done just before she ran into the hall?
(a) Drank some alcohol.
(b) Opened her window.
(c) Lit a match to see something.
(d) Took off her clothes.

5. What does the strange visitor say is making her shake?
(a) Weariness.
(b) Cold.
(c) Fright.
(d) Hunger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the young lady's stepfather import his animals from?

2. How does Holmes describe the state of his visitor at the beginning of this book?

3. What was Julia holding in her hand when she died?

4. What came out of Julia's room when Helen was in the hall?

5. What does Holmes say when Helen finishes her story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sherlock Holmes respond to the woman's statement about when she can pay him?

2. What is worrying Helen about her engagement?

3. What did Helen's mother's will say?

4. What happened to the Roylott fortune?

5. What was Julia wearing and holding when she died?

6. How does this book begin?

7. What does Holmes do when he hears that Julia died?

8. Why has the narrator waited so long to write this story, and why is he writing it now?

9. Who are Roylott's only friends?

10. What does Roylott say and do just before he leaves Holmes's house?

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