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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. How does Mary explain who Holmes is to Mr. Thomas when Holmes is disguised as a priest?
(a) She says that he is her grandfather's brother.
(b) She says that he is a distant relative.
(c) She says he is an old family friend.
(d) She says that he is her mother's uncle.

2. How many letters does Mary have from Mrs. Hudson when she returns to the ship after the time in Palestine?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

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

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

5. How long does Holmes want himself and Mary to disappear to try to get the female mastermind off their trail?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. During World War I, when did the British and German soldiers have an undeclared truce?

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

3. How long has does Holmes tell Mary that he has dealt with the criminal mind?

4. How old was Mary's brother when he died?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mary surprised when she sees a shoe in the hand of a man working in the Yard laboratory?

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

3. How does Holmes act when he and Mary go to the opera at Covent Gardens?

4. Why has Miss Donleavy decided to deal with Holmes at this time in her life?

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

6. Where were some places that Mary and Holmes sleep while they were in Palestine?

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

8. Why does Mary need a car, and how will she get the money for one?

9. What vital piece of evidence does Holmes miss when he examines the parcel, note, and clothing that are delivered to the Yard for Mary?

10. What are three possibilities that may explain the intentions of the mastermind behind the bombings and attacks upon Mary, Holmes, Watson, and the cab?

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