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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of Holmes's London hideaways did Miss Donleavy find?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

2. What does Miss Donleavy wear at her throat when she confronts Holmes and Mary?
(a) A gold chain and locket.
(b) A silver locket.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A strand of pearls.

3. What do Mary and Holmes drink while they wait for the boat to pick them up at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Tamarind juice.
(b) Mint tea.
(c) White tea.
(d) Apricot juice.

4. How old was Mary's brother when he died?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

5. What part of Holmes's disguise falls to the floor when Mary and Holmes embrace?
(a) Wig and glasses.
(b) Glass eye.
(c) Beard and eyebrow.
(d) False nose.

6. Where had John Dickson been working before he bombed Watson's house?
(a) His father-in-law's music business.
(b) A construction business.
(c) An accounting office.
(d) His grandfather's grocery store.

7. Where did Captain Jones spend January?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Portugal.

8. How many Roman numerals do Holmes and Mary see in a picture of the shredded cab seats?
(a) Six.
(b) Twenty five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Nine.

9. What is the name of the monograph that Holmes wrote about footprints?
(a) Forty-Seven Methods of Concealing One's Trail.
(b) Deciphering Footprints.
(c) Using Footprints to Cover a Trail.
(d) Footprints and What They Reveal.

10. Who beat and colonized Palestine in the third millennium B.C.E.?
(a) The Greeks.
(b) The Akkadians.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The Romans.

11. How long does it take Mary to catch up on the school work she missed while she was in Palestine?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

12. Where does Mary keep the envelope that Holmes gives her when she visits?
(a) In the Bodleian.
(b) On her person.
(c) In a safe.
(d) In her rooms.

13. What type of fabric is attached to a button Mary finds when she examines the wrecked cab for clues?
(a) Brown tweed fabric.
(b) Piece of cotton fabric.
(c) Piece of black wool fabric.
(d) Piece of red calico fabric.

14. How much weight has Mary lost since January?
(a) Five pounds.
(b) Seven pounds.
(c) Six pounds.
(d) Four pounds.

15. After arriving in England on the ship from Palestine, how long is it before Mary sees Holmes again?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Eight weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time that Mary saw the pair of shoes that are in the package of clothing delivered to Scotland Yard?

2. What does Mary throw at Miss Donleavy?

3. How many years ago did Holmes kill Professor James Moriarty?

4. What is the relationship between the two men who guide Mary and Holmes around Palestine?

5. What is floating near the pier in the river where Holmes and Mary board a boat in Chapter 12?

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