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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 Holmes say he knew he would find in the house before he ever got to it?
(a) A ventilator shaft.
(b) Locks on the windows.
(c) A fake bell-pull.
(d) A hole in the wall.

2. What is wrong with the wood paneling in Julia's room?
(a) It has termites.
(b) It has been scratched at.
(c) It is worm eaten.
(d) It is severely warped.

3. How does Helen feel when she hears that Roylott followed her to Holmes's house?
(a) Not surprised.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Horrified.
(d) Angry.

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

5. What word does Watson use to describe Holmes's face when something in Roylott's room catches his eye?
(a) Sinister.
(b) Angry.
(c) Amused.
(d) Grim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the whistling sound for?

2. When does Roylott get home from the city?

3. What does Holmes examine before he finishes his study of Roylott's room?

4. How did Roylott treat the young boy driving his carriage?

5. Where was Holmes when he told Watson how he figured out this case?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the coroner's office not figure out that Julia had been killed by a snake?

2. How is Roylott acting when he gets back to his house?

3. What strange thing did Holmes notice about Julia's bed, and what does this mean for the case?

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

5. How is Roylott's bedroom described?

6. What did Roylott look like when Watson got into his bedroom?

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

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

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

10. How did Holmes say he knew he would find a ventilator between Julia and Roylott's room?

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