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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Chapter 10, The Problem of the Empty House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what type of weather is Mrs. Barker's husband usually sick?
(a) When it is cloudy.
(b) During clear days.
(c) When it is raining.
(d) When it is windy.

2. What is the month when Mary meets Holmes?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) April.

3. What color tie is Holmes wearing with a gypsy disguise?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Orange.
(d) Green.

4. Where do Mary and Holmes stay the first night on their journey to investigate the kidnapping?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Manchester.
(d) Leeds.

5. Who is the bomber who set the bomb at Watson's home?
(a) Martin Bryant.
(b) Peter Davidson.
(c) John Dickson.
(d) Arthur Phillips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does the haying crew finish working on a blistering hot day in Chapter 5?

2. From what direction do Mary and Holmes enter London in Chapter 8?

3. Where did Senator Simpson grow up?

4. Why does Mary have to stay at Oxford for a few days after the end of the term before Christmas, 1918?

5. Which of Holmes's enemies does Mary jokingly say that the mastermind behind the bombings appears to be like?

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