"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" 7th grade

Helen Stoner

Dr. Grimesby Roylott

Dr. John Watson

Sherlock Holmes

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

He believes that Helen is making up her story.

He thinks this case is complex and dangerous.

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

to show that the detective has strong powers of deduction

to show what a good memory Watson has

to show how silly Helene Stoner is

to foreshadow how the story will end

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.

"It was the band! The speckled band!"

"Arrest Dr. Roylott!"

"Call Sherlock Holmes... Now!"

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

a whistling and a metallic clang

a ticking clock and a ringing bell

a  barking dog and a police siren

a tinkling piano and a gypsy's song

It had a bedspread that trailed the floor.

It was positioned in the middle of the room.

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

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

a swamp adder.

a rattlesnake.

an asp.

a cobra.

He wanted to know who broke into his house.

Sherlock Holmes is his cousin

He was interviewing for a job with Sherlock.

He wanted to know what Helen had told Sherlock when she met with him.

What goes around comes around

Slow and steady wins the race

Love always wins

Being yourself

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

A cheetah came through a trap door in the floor.

A  snake was released into her room through a ventilator.

A gypsy gave her some poison in her tea.

She is poor and running away from home.

She has just returned from India and likes cheetahs.

She is a friend of Holmes and lives in London.

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