V. Ragland First Semester Exam

In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," why does the author show Holmes figuring out how Helen Stoner got to his rooms?

• to show that he dective has strong powers of deduction

• to show how silly Helen Stoner is

• to show what a good memory Watson has

• to foreshadow how the story will end

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In "Speckled Band," why does Holmes quickly suspect that Dr. Roylett is the criminal?

• Dr. Roylett's wife died under mysterious circumstance.

• Dr. Roylett is violent and has a financial motive.

• Dr. Roylett has posioned people in the past.

• Holmes worked on a previous case involving Dr. Roylett.

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What might be Doyle's purpose for including the gypsies in this story?

• The gypsies have gathered poisoned herbs for Dr. Roylett

• The gypsies have cast a spell on Dr. Roylett.

• The gypsies have threatened Dr. Roylett and his two stepdaughters.

• The gypsies are a false clue and add to the difficulty of solving the mystery.

In Doyle's mystery, what were the final words of Julia Stoner, the murder victim?

• "Arrest Dr. Roylett!"

• "It was the band! The Speckled band!"

• "Call Sherlock Holmes ... Now!"

• "He wants our money! Run for your life!"

What two sounds are important clues in solving the mystery in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"?

• a whistling and a metallic clang

• a barking dog and a police siren

• a ticking clock and a ringing bell

• a tinkling piano and a gypsy's song

to watch something very closely

• observe

• serpent

• suspicious

• victim

to wrap around something

• coil

• observe

• serpent

• suspicious

a snake; a reptile with a long body and no arms or legs

• serpent

• suspicious

• victim

• weapon

to mistrust something; to feel someone is guilty but not be able to prove it

• suspicious

• victim

• weapon

• baboon

a person who is killed, injured, fooled, or cheated, either on purpose or by accident

• victim

• weapon

• baboon

• slither