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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many German spies did Holmes and Mary help capture when they helped Mrs. Barker?

2. How many brands of cigarettes and cigars can Mary recognize from their ashes?

3. What is Mary reading when she meets Holmes?

4. After catching the burglar who robbed the inn, what does Mary have to eat at the inn?

5. Which of Holmes's enemies does Mary jokingly say that the mastermind behind the bombings appears to be like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Holmes the day he and Mary meet.

2. Why isn't Holmes pleased to be called in to investigate the Simpson kidnapping case?

3. What gift does Holmes give Mary for her eighteenth birthday?

4. What does Mrs. Hudson serve Mary for tea during her first visit to Holmes's residence?

5. How does Mary determine that the blind man selling pencils is someone in disguise looking for her and for Holmes?

6. What does Mary learn from Mrs. Hudson?

7. How do Mary and Holmes contact Mycroft when they arrive at the Diogenes Club?

8. What do Holmes and Mary find when they are walking a trail they think the kidnappers might have taken?

9. In Chapter 2, why can Mary hear the sound of angry queens?

10. How do Holmes and Mary entertain wherever they go in Wales when they are dressed as gypsies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reasons why Holmes decides that it is time for Mary to end her apprenticeship and become a partner.

Essay Topic 2

When Mary discusses the time spent in Palestine, she calls it an excursus. Discuss why the time in Palestine is an excursus.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Jessica reacts to her kidnapping emotionally and the maturity level that she demonstrates during the ordeal.

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