The Speckled Band

Why is Helen Stoner afraid when she comes to see Sherlock Holmes?

• Her father has been murdered and his money is missing.

• Her mother is missing, and her stepfather doesn't seem upset.

• Her sister was murdered, and Helen has fears for her own safety

• Her stepfather has wild animals ans she is afraid of them.

In the story, what is the speckled band?

• A poisonous necklace

• An Indian snake

• A spotted scarf

• A special bracelet

How is Helen's present situation similar to Julia's before her death?

• She is about to get married and she sleeps in the same room

• She falls in love with a man and runs away with him

• She can't sleep at nights because of the noise of the wild animals in the garden

• She wants to get the money from the inheritance

In the story, what two sounds are important evidences to solve the mystery?

• A chirping of a cheetah and whistling

• A tinkling piano and a gyspy's song

• A whistling and a metalic clang

• A screaming of a baboon and footsteps

What is Dr. Roylaott's motive for murder?

• jealousy

• revenge

• money

• injury

What does Helen do to signal that her stepfather goes to bed?

• calls Holmes and Watson

• turns the lights on and off

• whistles loudly

• places a lantern in the window

What are some of the clues which help Holmes to solve the mystery?

• a ventilator, a bell rope, a metal safe and a strange stick

• a saucer of milk, a chair, a broken window and muddy footprints

• a broken mirror, a stick, a locked door and papers around

• a ventilator, a fixed bed to the floor and the spots of blood on the carpet

What animals does Dr Roylott keep in his garden?

• a snake and an owl

• hunting dogs

• a baboon and a cheetah

• cats and dogs

What did Shelock Holmes find next to the safe on the floor?

• a saucer of milk

• a bowl of water

• a head band

• a piece of cheese

How was Julia Stoner murdered?

• There was poision in her tea

• Her stepfather opened the iron bars on her window and poisoned her.

• A snake was released into her room through the ventilator

• A cheetah came through the window