Starter quiz

  • In 'The Speckled Band', why had Helen Stoner gone to visit Sherlock Holmes?
    • to help her solve the mystery of how her sister died  ✓
    • to report on theft in the neighbourhood
    • to catch up with him as they were good friends
  • In 'The Speckled Ban', why is Helen shivering when she comes to Holmes?
    • It is very cold
    • She was involved in a traffic accident on the way there
    • She is scared about being in danger  ✓
  • What is meany by the word 'analysis'?
    • Exploring something in great detail  ✓
    • Defining key words
    • Using ambitious vocabulary in a paragraph
  • In 'The Speckled Band', what is Helen Stoner likened to when she meets Holmes?
    • prey  ✓
    • predator
    • hero
    • villain
  • Why is Julia Stoner's death a mystery in 'The Speckled Band'?
    • no one knows when she died
    • no one knows how she died  ✓
    • no one witnessed her death
  • In 'The Speckled Band', what did Julia cry out as she died?
    • 'It was the band! The speckled band!'  ✓
    • 'It was Roylott!'
    • 'I have been poisoned!'
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