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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Holmes begin devising puzzles for Mary?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

3. How much money did Sylvester steal?
(a) Forty guineas.
(b) Thirty guineas.
(c) Fifteen guineas.
(d) Twenty five guineas.

4. How many German spies did Holmes and Mary help capture when they helped Mrs. Barker?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twelve.

5. What had the bomber who bombed Watson's home been convicted of bombing earlier?
(a) Empire Bank.
(b) Parliament.
(c) A library.
(d) A grocery store.

6. In the storage room, what type of shoes does Mary find that match a dress there?
(a) High-heeled black satin shoes.
(b) Green satin slippers with low heels.
(c) Scarlet satin sandals with four-inch heels.
(d) High-heeled blue satin shoes.

7. What does Mary remember Mrs. Simpson comparing the air in Wales to?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Wildflowers.
(c) Freshly mown hay.
(d) The scent of evergreens.

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

9. When had the bomber who bombed Watson's home been convicted of another bombing?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1917.

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

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

12. What do Mary, Holmes, and Mycroft eat at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Cold turkey breast.
(b) Leg of lamb.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Roast capon.

13. What gives Watson away when he goes through the streets of London in disguise?
(a) His moustache.
(b) His cloak.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His doctor's bag.

14. Who is the police inspector who comes to check out the burglary at the inn?
(a) Roberts.
(b) Travis.
(c) Mitchell.
(d) Davis.

15. What is the name of the inn that is robbed in July 1918?
(a) Monk's Tun.
(b) The Whitebreast.
(c) Bryant's Inn.
(d) The Manning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary reading when she meets Holmes?

2. What color clay does Mary find in the carpet at the inn?

3. Where did Senator Simpson grow up?

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

5. How old is Mary when she meets Holmes?

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