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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. What book had Holmes written about bees?
(a) The Beehive.
(b) The Apiary Arts.
(c) A Practical Handbook of Bee Culture.
(d) The Queen.

2. When does Mary turn eighteen?
(a) January 2, 1918.
(b) April 12, 1917.
(c) February 15, 1918.
(d) March 15, 1917.

3. What is the name of Mary's tutor who helps her pass the exams for Oxford?
(a) Miss Sims.
(b) Miss Binns.
(c) Miss Applegate.
(d) Miss Maxwell.

4. When do Mrs. Hudson's letters to Mary at Oxford usually arrive?
(a) Wednesdays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Thursdays.
(d) Tuesdays.

5. What is the name of the constable at the inn where the burglary takes place?
(a) PC Rogers.
(b) PC Williams.
(c) PC Bryant.
(d) PC Vickers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is the walk to Holmes's residence when Mary goes to his home for the first time?

2. What food did the burglar take from the inn?

3. What breed are some of the Barkers' dogs?

4. Besides Jessica Simpson, what else was missing on the morning that the little girl disappeared?

5. What do Mary, Holmes, and Mycroft eat at the end of Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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