Vocabulary
This word means a state of great confusion
Delirium
How did Mrs. Stoner (Helen and Julia's mom) die?
In a railway accident.
This is the name of his Dr. Grimesby Roylott's family home on the Western border of Surrey.
What is Stoke Moran?
This is what we know about Holmes' usual sleeping habits.
He is not an early riser.
This is the narrator of our story.
Who is Watson?
This is the word for the structure Dr. Roylott throws the blacksmith over.
Parapet
Who did Helen's mother bequeath her money to when she died?
This is the name of the place where Dr. Roylott established a successful medical practice.
What is Calcutta, India?
This is the tool that Dr. Roylott bends out of shape and Holmes then bends back
What is a poker?
These are the two items that Holmes asks Watson to pack for their trip to Stoke Moran.
What is a revolver and a toothbrush?
What vocabulary word might you use to describe a vagabond?
Pauper
What ages were Julia and Helen when their mother married Dr. Roylott?
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Dr. Roylott returned to England after committing this crime.
What is beating his butler to death?
After a surprise visit from Dr. Roylott, Holmes remarks that it is time for...
This is the reason why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle includes Holmes in the story.
He's the narrator and he slows the story down and provides more details for the reader so that they can understand the case.
These two words both mean evil or immoral.
What are SINISTER and DISSOLUTE.
This is the military title of Helen Stoner's father.
What is Major-General Stoner of the Bengal Artillery?
What is India?
This is the name of a previous client of Holmes' who had a case about an opal tiara.
Who is Mrs. Farintosh?
Watson shares that he has "no keener pleasure than following" this...
Holmes in his professional investigations
Create your own sentence in which you correctly use (and demonstrate the meaning of) ARISTOCRATIC, BEQUEATHED, and METROPOLIS.
Answers will vary.
This is the name of Helen Stoner's aunt
Dr. Roylotts only friends are these people
Who are the wandering gypsies and vagabonds on his property?
This is the name of Holmes's receptionist who lights the fire.
Who is Mrs. Hudson?
This is the length of time and number of cases that Holmes and Watson have been working together at the beginning of the story.
What is eight years / 70ish cases