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The Adventure of the Speckled Band Story

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When Ms. Stoner & her sister marry, they will:

become royalty

lose rights to the family home

inherit money

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What is the name of Dr. Roylott and Miss Stoner's home?

Stoke Moran

Marble House

The Breakers

The Biltmore

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Two years ago, Helen's sister Julia died:

suddenly, 2 weeks before her wedding

violently, when she fell from a cliff

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peacefully, in her sleep

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The night of Julia's death, Helen reports:

finding a baboon and cheetah near Julia's room

seeing Julia writing a letter then hiding it

hearing a scream, low whistle & a clang

finding a masked man roaming the house

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Why does Helen now sleep in Julia's old bedroom?

repairs are being made to her own room

Julia's room is cooler in the summer

she feels safer in Julia's room

she wants to be near Julia's ghost

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What is the "speckled band"?

a gold necklace

gypsy headband

a leash

poisonous snake

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Who is the mean tempered stepfather of Julia & Helen

Dr. Roylott

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Helen tells Sherlock Holmes that she will pay him:

when she gets her paycheck

after she gets married & receives the money her mom left her

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when her stepfather gives her money

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Which expression best describes the night that Julia died:

cold & snowy

wild & stormy

calm & peaceful

bright & sunny

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Where did Dr. Roylott practice medicine?

India

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How did Dr. Roylott try to intimidate Sherlock Holmes?

he bent a fireplace poker

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What did Sherlock Holmes discover about the bell rope?

it did not work/ring

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Holmes & Watson go to the Crown Inn to wait for what kind of signal from Helen?

a whistle

a lamp in the window

Dr. Roylott arriving in a cart

a flare

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When Holmes hears the sound like steam escaping from a tea kettle, he:

screams for Watson to shoot Dr. Roylott

strikes the bell rope with a cane

breaks the window

dives under the bed

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How was the snake getting into Julia's room?

through the ventilator

through the window

through a hole in the floor

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What was the snake slithering down to reach the bed?

the bell pull

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