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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pile of back issues does Holmes give Mary to read while he gathers a gypsy outfit for her to wear?
(a) The London News.
(b) The Times.
(c) The Morning Star.
(d) The Telegraph.

2. Where had the kidnappers been instructed to purchase clothing?
(a) Cardiff.
(b) Cwmbran.
(c) Port Talbot.
(d) Penarth.

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

4. What is the name of the first term in the Oxford calendar?
(a) Trinity term.
(b) Hilary term.
(c) Wiley term.
(d) Michaelmas term.

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

6. Where did Senator Simpson grow up?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Texas.
(d) Utah.

7. Besides Jessica Simpson, what else was missing on the morning that the little girl disappeared?
(a) Some of her clothes.
(b) Her pullover.
(c) Her doll.
(d) Her shoes.

8. From whose orchard are the some of the bees probably from?
(a) Mr. Ryan's.
(b) Mr. Roberts's.
(c) Mr. Warner's.
(d) Mr. White's.

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

10. Where is Mrs. Hudson staying in December of 1918?
(a) Lewes.
(b) Sheffield.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Southampton.

11. What did Jessica's rag doll's name used to be before the kidnapping?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Jane.
(d) Margaret.

12. Which one of Mrs. Barker's dogs does Mary take to try to sniff out the burglar who stole the food from the inn?
(a) Augustus.
(b) Nero.
(c) Justinian.
(d) Caesar.

13. Who is waiting in Mary's room at the Thomas's when she returns on a wet, cold December evening in 1918?
(a) Mary's aunt.
(b) Holmes.
(c) Watson.
(d) An old lady.

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

15. What does Mary step on to get on the roof of the privy at the house where the kidnappers are staying?
(a) A step stool.
(b) A small ladder.
(c) A wooden crate.
(d) A bucket.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which family member is Mary named after?

3. How old is Mary when she meets Holmes?

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

5. What awakens Mary at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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