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Adventure of the Speckled Band
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1Who is the narrator of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band?"
- ADr. Grimesby Roylott
- BSherlock Holmes
- CDr. John Watson
- DHelen Stoner
2"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is told in [blank_start]first person[blank_end] point of view.
- Afirst person
- Bsecond person
- Cthird person limited
- Dthird person omniscient
3Watson was prompted to tell this story mainly to clear up the rumors surrounding the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
4The literary device in the quotation "Oh, sir, do you not think that you could help me, too, and at least throw a little light through the dense darkness which surrounds me?" is an example of a [blank_start]metaphor[blank_end].
- Ametaphor
5The literary device in the quotation "But I have heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart" is an example of a [blank_start]hyperbole[blank_end].
- Ahyperbole
6The main part of the exposition is when [blank_start]Helen tells Holmes her story[blank_end].
The main part of the rising action is when [blank_start]Holmes and Watson investigate the manor[blank_end].
The major conflict is [blank_start]Holmes vs. Roylott[blank_end].
The main part of the climax is when [blank_start]Holmes attacks the swamp adder[blank_end].
The main part of the falling action is when [blank_start]Watson wraps up the events at the manor[blank_end].
The main part of the resolution is when [blank_start]Holmes explains his deductions to Watson[blank_end].- AHelen tells Holmes her story
- BHolmes wakes up Watson to hear a mystery
- CDr. Grimesby Roylott threatens Holmes
- DHolmes and Watson investigate the manor
- ESherlock Holmes vs. Dr. Grimesby Roylott
- FDr. Grimesby Roylott vs. Helen Stoner
- GHolmes attacks the swamp adder
- HHolmes &Watson hold their silent vigil
- IWatson wraps up the events at the manor
- JDr. Grimesby Roylott dies.
- KHolmes explains his deductions to Watson
- LDr. Grimesby Roylott dies
7The "speckled band" itself refers to a [blank_start]swamp adder[blank_end].
- Aswamp adder
8This is a paragraph describing the outside of the manor. Please put a check mark next to each clue.
- AThe building was of gray, lichen-blotched stone, with a high central portion and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab, thrown out on each side.
- BIn one of these wings the windows were broken and blocked with wooden boards, while the roof was partly caved in, a picture of ruin.
- CThe central portion was in little better repair, but the right-hand block was comparatively modern, and the blinds in the windows, with the blue smoke curling up from the chimneys, showed that this was where the family resided.
- DSome scaffolding had been erected against the end wall, and the stone-work had been broken into, but there were no signs of any workmen at the moment of our visit.
- EHolmes walked slowly up and down the ill-trimmed lawn and examined with deep attention the outsides of the windows.
- FHolmes, after a careful examination through the open window, endeavoured in every way to force the shutter open, but without success.
- GThen with his lens he tested the hinges, but they were of solid iron, built firmly into the massive masonry.
9This is a paragraph describing Julia Stoner's former room. Please put a check mark next to each clue.
- AIt was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
- BA brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
- CThese articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
- DThe boards round and the panelling of the walls were of brown, worm-eaten oak, so old and discoloured that it may have dated from the original building of the house.
- EHolmes pointed to a thick bell-rope which hung down beside the bed, the tassel actually lying upon the pillow.
- FHe threw himself down upon his face with his lens in his hand and crawled swiftly backward and forward, examining minutely the cracks between the boards.
- GThen he did the same with the wood-work with which the chamber was panelled.
- HFinally he walked over to the bed and spent some time in staring at it and in running his eye up and down the wall.
10This is a paragraph describing Dr. Grimesby Roylott's room. Please mark each clue.
- ADr. Grimesby Roylott's chamber was larger than that of his stepdaughter, but was as plainly furnished.
- BA camp-bed, a small wooden shelf full of books, mostly of a technical character, an armchair beside the bed, a plain wooden chair against the wall, a round table, and a large iron safe were the principal things which met the eye.
- C"What's in here?" he asked, tapping the safe.
"My stepfather's business papers." - DHe took up a small saucer of milk which stood on the top of it.
- EHe squatted down in front of the wooden chair and examined the seat of it with the greatest attention.
11What was Helen Stoner's relationship to Dr. Grimesby Roylott?
- Ahis neice
- Bhis daughter
- Chis stepdaughter
- Dhis sister
12At the end of the story, Sherlock Holmes used a [blank_start]leash[blank_end] to return the snake to its safe.
- Aleash
13Identify the error in this line of the story: "I shall order you a cup of hot coffee for I observe that you are shivering."
- Arun-on sentence
- Bcomma splice
- Csentence fragment
- Dno error
14Identify the error in this line of the story: "And now I beg that you will lay before us everything that may help us in forming an opinion upon the matter."
- Arun-on sentence
- Bcomma splice
- Csentence fragment
- Dno error
15What signaled the major change in Dr. Roylott's personality?
- AHis trial and imprisonment in India
- BThe death of his wife
- CThe move from India to England
- DThe death of Julia Stoner
16Which of the following was not in Dr. Grimesby Roylott's bedroom?
- Aa bed
- Ba bell-pull
- Ca shelf of books
- Da round table
17Dr. Roylott controlled the snake using a [blank_start]whistle[blank_end] and a [blank_start]saucer[blank_end] of [blank_start]milk[blank_end].
- Awhistle
- Bsaucer
- Cmilk
18The bell-pull in Julia's room was attached to the what?
- Aceiling
- Bventilator
- Cbed
- Dwindow
19Based on the wording "speckled band," Holmes first mistakenly believed that [blank_start]gypsies[blank_end] were involved.
- Agypsies
20Identify the error in this line of the story: "The trees and wayside hedges were just throwing out their first green shoots, the air was full of the pleasant smell of the moist earth."
- Arun-on sentence
- Bcomma splice
- Csentence fragment
- Dno error
21The gypsies were the ones making the whistling noise.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
22The speckled band was hidden inside a drawer.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
23Sherlock Holmes and John Watson encountered Dr. Roylott's cheetah.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
24Identify the error in this line of the story: "Holmes walked slowly up and down the ill-trimmed lawn and examined with deep attention the outsides of the windows."
- Arun-on sentence
- Bcomma splice
- Csentence fragment
- Dno error
25What caused the snake to bite Dr. Roylott?
- AHe didn't call it back in time.
- BHe stepped on it.
- CHe didn't feed it.
- DIt was mad.
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- 8th Grade Language Arts study quiz for "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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