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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the fingerprint expert that Lestrade will have go over the Billy's cab looking for fingerprints?
(a) Robert McFeeley.
(b) Alastair McBride.
(c) Ronald MacReedy.
(d) Burnell McCubbins.

3. How did Miss Donleavy consider blackmailing the cabby Billy?
(a) A scandal in his mother's family.
(b) Incidents in his sister's past.
(c) A scandal in his father's family.
(d) Indiscretions in his past.

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

5. What is floating near the pier in the river where Holmes and Mary board a boat in Chapter 12?
(a) A dog's body.
(b) A cat's body.
(c) A dead fish.
(d) An old boot.

6. What is the name of the garage man who brings Mary her car in Chapter 17?
(a) Jack.
(b) Mick.
(c) Hugh.
(d) Bob.

7. Who is the only person who sees through Mary's disguise in Palestine and knows that she was a woman?
(a) An archeologist.
(b) A fisherwoman.
(c) A Palestinian professor.
(d) A Bedouin woman.

8. What base does Mary use to crack the code of the Roman numerals left on the seat of the wrecked cab?
(a) Base eight.
(b) Base ten.
(c) Base two.
(d) Base seven.

9. What do the Roman numerals spell that were slashed into the seat of the wrecked cab?
(a) Moriarty.
(b) Holmes.
(c) Death.
(d) Russell.

10. Which of Mary's tutors are absent when she returns to Oxford after being in Palestine?
(a) Latin and Music tutors.
(b) Science and English tutors.
(c) Maths and Greek tutors.
(d) History and Classics tutors.

11. In Chapter 13, what direction does the captain of the boat that carries Holmes and Mary change to at night fall?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

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

13. How old was Mary's brother when he learned to read?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

14. How far is Jerusalem from Acre?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) Seventy miles.
(c) Twenty miles.
(d) Eighty miles.

15. What is the name of the library clerk who tells Mary at the end of Chapter 16 that the library is closing?
(a) Mr. Jones.
(b) Mr. Smythe.
(c) Mr. Douglas.
(d) Mr. Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does Mary find in the wrecked cab?

2. Where does Mary reluctantly go on a picnic in the spring at Oxford?

3. What color clay does Mary find in the wrecked cab?

4. What type of fabric is attached to a button Mary finds when she examines the wrecked cab for clues?

5. How old was Miss Donleavy when Holmes became her hobby?

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