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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom do Mary and Holmes drink cold, sour lemonade?
(a) Jews in a Zionist settlement.
(b) A Bedouin sheikh.
(c) A high-ranking army officer.
(d) A lady at an embassy.

2. Where is Mary shot after she struggles with Miss Donleavy?
(a) Hip.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Arm.
(d) Leg.

3. How many years ago did Holmes kill Professor James Moriarty?
(a) Twenty nine.
(b) Twenty five.
(c) Twenty eight.
(d) Twenty seven.

4. What does Miss Donleavy say that Holmes and Mary look like when she confronts them?
(a) A pair of donkeys.
(b) A pair of turkeys.
(c) A pair of idiots.
(d) A pair of sheep.

5. How long has does Holmes tell Mary that he has dealt with the criminal mind?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Forty five years.
(d) Thirty five years.

6. 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.

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

8. Whose hair did Miss Donleavy leave at the crime scenes?
(a) Her own.
(b) Her mother's.
(c) Her father's.
(d) Her brother's.

9. To what part of Holmes's house do Mary and he go when they get to the house after the drive from Oxford?
(a) Laboratory.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) A guest bedroom.
(d) Parlor.

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

11. How many cars are used to follow Mary when she drives to Sussex?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

12. When Holmes and Mary discuss where to go to stay away from the mastermind behind the bombings and other attacks, how long does Holmes say it has been since he had a vacation?
(a) Twenty five years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Ten years.

13. Where did Professor James Moriarty die?
(a) Victoria Falls.
(b) Mandraka Falls.
(c) Niagara Falls.
(d) Reichenbach Falls.

14. 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. Williams.
(c) Mr. Smythe.
(d) Mr. Douglas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What story did Mary and her mother read a year after reading about Judith and Holofernes?

2. How old was Mary's brother when he learned to read?

3. How does Mary explain who Holmes is to Mr. Thomas when Holmes is disguised as a priest?

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

5. How many years of Holmes's life does he say he loses during the drive from Oxford to Sussex?

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