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The Adventure of the Speckled Band Story

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  • Two years ago, Helen's sister Julia died:
    violently, when she fell from a cliff
    suddenly, 2 weeks before her wedding
    -----
    peacefully, in her sleep
  • What did Sherlock Holmes discover about the bell rope?
    it did not work/ring
  • Why does Helen now sleep in Julia's old bedroom?
    repairs are being made to her own room
    she feels safer in Julia's room
    Julia's room is cooler in the summer
    she wants to be near Julia's ghost
  • Who is the mean tempered stepfather of Julia & Helen
    Dr. Roylott
  • What is the "speckled band"?
    gypsy headband
    a gold necklace
    a leash
    poisonous snake
  • How was the snake getting into Julia's room?
    ----
    through the window
    through the ventilator
    through a hole in the floor
  • Which expression best describes the night that Julia died:
    calm & peaceful
    wild & stormy
    cold & snowy
    bright & sunny
  • When Holmes hears the sound like steam escaping from a tea kettle, he:
    breaks the window
    strikes the bell rope with a cane
    screams for Watson to shoot Dr. Roylott
    dives under the bed
  • The night of Julia's death, Helen reports:
    hearing a scream, low whistle & a clang
    seeing Julia writing a letter then hiding it
    finding a masked man roaming the house
    finding a baboon and cheetah near Julia's room
  • When Ms. Stoner & her sister marry, they will:
    become royalty
    inherit money
    ----
    lose rights to the family home
  • Holmes & Watson go to the Crown Inn to wait for what kind of signal from Helen?
    a lamp in the window
    a flare
    Dr. Roylott arriving in a cart
    a whistle
  • What was the saucer of milk being used for?
    to tempt the snake back to Dr. Roylott's room when he whistled
  • Helen tells Sherlock Holmes that she will pay him:
    when her stepfather gives her money
    ----
    when she gets her paycheck
    after she gets married & receives the money her mom left her
  • What was the snake slithering down to reach the bed?
    the bell pull
  • Where did Dr. Roylott practice medicine?
    India
  • What is the name of Dr. Roylott and Miss Stoner's home?
    The Biltmore
    Marble House
    Stoke Moran
    The Breakers
  • How did Dr. Roylott try to intimidate Sherlock Holmes?
    he bent a fireplace poker
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