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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which family member is Mary named after?
(a) Her mother's sister.
(b) Her paternal grandmother.
(c) Her father's sister.
(d) Her maternal grandmother.

2. Who taught Mary to throw well?
(a) Her brother.
(b) A friend.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

3. How old is the man who manages Mary's farm?
(a) 56.
(b) 52.
(c) 47.
(d) 43.

4. What is in the background of a photo of Jessica Simpson that is given to Holmes and Mary?
(a) Roses.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Lilies.
(d) Lilacs.

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

6. Which of Holmes's enemies does Mary jokingly say that the mastermind behind the bombings appears to be like?
(a) Sylvius.
(b) Milverton.
(c) Moriarty.
(d) Von Bork.

7. What color clay does Mary find in the carpet at the inn?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

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

9. What color paint spots are on the bees that Holmes and Mary watch?
(a) Purple and yellow.
(b) Yellow and white.
(c) Green and pink.
(d) Red and blue.

10. Where is Senator Simpson getting the money for his daughter's ransom?
(a) A loan from his aunt.
(b) A loan from his sister.
(c) A loan from his father.
(d) A loan from his brother.

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

12. What food did the burglar take from the inn?
(a) Six loaves of bread.
(b) Four smoked hams.
(c) Two sides of beef.
(d) A whole pig.

13. What does Mary want to study when she goes to university?
(a) Music.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) History.
(d) Theology.

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

15. How tall is Mary after she attains her full height?
(a) Five feet, ten inches.
(b) Five feet, five inches.
(c) Five feet, two inches.
(d) Five feet, eleven inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the bomber who bombed Watson's home been convicted of bombing earlier?

2. What is the name of the inn that is robbed in July 1918?

3. What does Mary remember Mrs. Simpson comparing the air in Wales to?

4. What is Jessica's rag doll's name after the kidnapping?

5. Where had the kidnappers been instructed to purchase clothing?

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