Selection Quick Checks (English)



1.	According to Dr. Watson, why did Holmes take on cases that were unusual or even fantastic?
	A.	Other people could solve the easy cases.
	B.	He worked for the love of his art and not for the money.
	C.	He became easily bored with simple cases.
	D.	Unusual cases brought in the most money.

2.	Why did Helen and Julia Stoner always lock their bedroom doors?
	A.	to protect themselves against their stepfather's cheetah and baboon
	B.	to keep out the gypsies
	C.	because Stoke Moran was known to be haunted
	D.	to keep out their stepfather, who often walked in his sleep

3.	What was unusual about the bell-rope that hung in Julia's bedroom?
	A.	It was connected to several rooms, not just the servant's quarters.
	B.	It was a dummy and did not work.
	C.	It was made of an unusual type of rope not found in England.
	D.	The weave of the rope identified it as being extremely old.

4.	What was Holmes's plan to catch the murderer at Stoke Moran?
	A.	He would set up several cameras within the middle bedchamber.
	B.	He and Watson would spy on Dr. Roylott.
	C.	He would stay with Helen while Watson stayed in the hallway.
	D.	Watson and he would spend the night in the middle bedchamber.

5.	What happened to Dr. Roylott?
	A.	He was killed by the snake that he used to kill Helen.
	B.	Holmes and Watson caught him entering the middle bedchamber.
	C.	He was attacked and killed by his pet cheetah.
	D.	His pet baboon turned on him and then confessed to killing Helen.

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