He believes Julia's death may have been a drowning.

He thinks this case is complex and dangerous.

He believes that Helen is making up her story.

He thinks that Watson is better equipped to solve the case.

Mr. Roylott is criminally insane.

Mr. Roylott has beaten Helen.

Helen hopes to get her stepfather arrested. 

Helen thinks her stepfather should not have gone to police court.

violent and cruel

cautious and fearful

lonely and dissatisfied

imaginative and delightful

grumpy and annoyed

gracious and imaginative

cautious and fearful

content and caring

to show that the detective has strong powers of deduction

to show how silly Helene Stoner is

to show what a good memory Watson has

to foreshadow how the story will end

She has been seen getting out of the cart by Watson.

Her jacket sleeve was splattered with mud.

She had dog furs on the bottom of her skirt.

He detected the odor of wet fur on her clothing.

after falling down the stairs.

in a railway accident near Crewe

mysteriously in her locked room.

from mania while in India.

Dr. Rotlott's wife dided under mysterious circumstances.

Dr. Roylott is violent and has financial motives.

Dr. Roylott has poisoned people in the past.

Holmes workd on a previous case involving Dr. Roylott.

The gypsies have gathered poisonous herbs for Dr. Roylott.

The gypsies have cast a spell on Dr. Roylott.

The gypsies have been threatened by Dr. Roylott.

The gypsies are a false clue and provide no evidence.

The murder "weapon" turns out to be an animal from India.

The cheetah helps track down the murderer.

His interest in these animals shows that he is insane.

His interest in animals is a false clue and provides no evidence.

charred stump of a match

velvet bedroom slipper

small jagged cut

matchbox

"Arrest Dr. Roylott!"

"It was the band! The speckled band!"

"Call Sherlock Holmes... Now!"

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

He noticed she avoided talking about her fiancé.

He observed five small bruises on her wrist.

He noticed she brought some papers with her.

He observed a freshly healed scratch on her hand.

He retrieved Roylott's discarded cigar.

He sat down to breakfast

He asked Watson to follow Roylott.

He straightened out the poker.

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

She is poor and running away from home.

She has just returned from India and likes cheetahs.

She is about to be married and is sleeping in the same room.

She is a friend of Holmes and lives in London.

Her stepfather had damaged the wall in a fit of rage.

The stonework of the old mansion was beginning to crumble.

She thought it was an excuse to move her from her room.

It had been damaged by lightning during a recent storm.

The meeting frightens the detective and slows the plot.

The meeting creates tension and motives the detective.

The meeting explains the mystery.

The meeting creates sympathy for the suspect.

Why would anyone want to murder an innocent young girl?

Why don't the fingerprints on the speckled band match those of the prime suspect?

How did the murderer get into a locked room and kill the victim without a trace?

Why is Helen Stoner lying about where she was on the night of the murder?

He doesn't want the criminal to know he is there.

He wants to make sure that no one is home.

He wants to make sure everyone is asleep.

The signal will mean that the mystery is solved.

a doctor's bag containing several glass vials

a floorboard which appeared damaged on one edge

a loose piece of paneling in the bedroom wall

a small dog lash and a loop tied at one end

It had a bedspread that trailed the floor.

It had short legs and was much lower than most beds.

It was positioned in the middle of the room.

It was clamped to the floor and could not be moved.

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

A snake was released into her room through a ventilator.

A cheetah came through a trap door in the floor.

A gypsy gave her some poison in her tea.

a swamp adder.

an asp.

a rattlesnake.

a cobra.

taken the anti-venom from the doctor's bag.

angered the snake by hitting it with his cane.

unloaded Dr. Roylott's revolver earlier in the day.

blocked the hole in the wall with his handkerchief.

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A conflict is the sequence of events in a story.

A conflict is the time and place of the narrative.

A conflict is the main message of the tale.

A conflict is a struggle between two opposing forces.

221B Baker St., London, England

an innocent girl is murdered

the death of Dr. Roylott

Sherlock Holmes versus Dr. Grimesby Roylott

221B Baker St., London, England

an innocent girl is murdered

the death of Dr. Roylott

Sherlock Holmes versus Dr. Grimesby Roylott

a mystery story.

a fictional story.

a short story.

all of the above.

Helen Stoner

Julia Stoner

Sherlock Holmes

Dr. Grimsby Roylott

convulsed

defray

manifold

reverie

can be seen or touched.

is very suspicious.

can be frightening.

is difficult to discover.

Sherlock Holmes

Helen Stoner

Dr. John H. Watson

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle