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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mary and Holmes plan to do after listening to music when they meet again after Mary has been at the storage room?
(a) Find hotel rooms.
(b) Go back to Oxford.
(c) Go back to Mycroft's club.
(d) Eat dinner.

2. Where does Mary reluctantly go on a picnic in the spring at Oxford?
(a) Phillips' Hill.
(b) Prior's Wood.
(c) Boar's Hill.
(d) Farmers' Wood.

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

4. During World War I, when did the British and German soldiers have an undeclared truce?
(a) March 1917.
(b) July 1915.
(c) Thanksgiving 1916.
(d) Christmas 1914.

5. What animal does Mary brake to avoid on the drive to Sussex?
(a) Dog.
(b) Badger.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Holmes's London hideaways did Miss Donleavy find?

2. In Chapter 13, what direction does the captain of the boat that carries Holmes and Mary change to at night fall?

3. When was the last time that the ladies' restroom in the park had been cleaned?

4. How many letters does Mary have from Mrs. Hudson when she returns to the ship after the time in Palestine?

5. Where did Captain Jones spend January?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary find of interest when she examines the cab?

2. Why does Mary decide to go to Palestine?

3. How does Mary put an end to the impatient grumbles from the uniformed police who are waiting for Holmes and Lestrade to finish examining the crime scene in and around the cab?

4. Describe what Mary does and says when she sees Jerusalem for the first time.

5. How does Holmes get to Oxford without anyone knowing he is not home?

6. How will Mrs. Hudson be protected when she returns to care for Holmes's house in Sussex?

7. How does Mary change the spring after she returns from Palestine?

8. What is in a package that is delivered to the front desk of Scotland Yard in Chapter 12?

9. In a story Mary tells, what does Judith do to save her people from Holofernes?

10. How do Mary and Holmes create a sensation at Mary's lodgings in Chapter 17?

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