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The Adventure of the Speckled Band Story

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

inherit money

become royalty

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lose rights to the family home

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

The Biltmore

Marble House

Stoke Moran

The Breakers

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Two years ago, Helen's sister Julia died:

violently, when she fell from a cliff

peacefully, in her sleep

suddenly, 2 weeks before her wedding

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The night of Julia's death, Helen reports:

seeing Julia writing a letter then hiding it

finding a masked man roaming the house

finding a baboon and cheetah near Julia's room

hearing a scream, low whistle & a clang

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

Julia's room is cooler in the summer

she feels safer in Julia's room

she wants to be near Julia's ghost

repairs are being made to her own room

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What is the "speckled band"?

poisonous snake

a gold necklace

gypsy headband

a leash

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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:

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when her stepfather gives her money

when she gets her paycheck

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

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Which expression best describes the night that Julia died:

calm & peaceful

bright & sunny

cold & snowy

wild & stormy

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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 flare

a lamp in the window

Dr. Roylott arriving in a cart

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

breaks the window

dives under the bed

screams for Watson to shoot Dr. Roylott

strikes the bell rope with a cane

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How was the snake getting into Julia's room?

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through the window

through a hole in the floor

through the ventilator

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What was the snake slithering down to reach the bed?

the bell pull

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