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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes the narrator up at the beginning of this book?

2. How many entrances were there into Julia's room?

3. How did the big man get to Holmes's house?

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

5. What was the case about of the woman who referred the visitor to Holmes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Holmes find out about Helen's mother's will?

2. What is worrying Helen about her engagement?

3. What did Helen hear when she left her room after hearing Julia scream?

4. How does Holmes figure out the young lady's mode of transportation to his house?

5. When does the young lady say she will be able to pay Holmes, and why?

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

7. What kept Helen awake on the night her twin sister died?

8. What does Watson say is his keenest pleasure in life?

9. What did Helen think her sister died from?

10. What did the coroner find after examining Julia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What is Holmes's opinion of logic, and how does this idea affect the characters around him?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Helen come to Holmes for help, and what changed in her life due to this decision?

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