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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. When is Watson's home bombed?

2. What is in the background of a photo of Jessica Simpson that is given to Holmes and Mary?

3. When Mary comes upon Holmes in gypsy disguise, what does he ask her to do while he is gone?

4. In 1918, when is there a deadly air raid on London?

5. What is the year when Mary meets Holmes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mary learn from Mrs. Hudson?

3. How do Mary and Holmes leave her room unobserved in Chapter 9?

4. Why is Mary disgruntled on a filthy, bitterly wet night in December of 1918?

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

6. Why does Holmes destroy the lock of Sylvester's kitchen door?

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

8. Describe Holmes the day he and Mary meet.

9. What is the sequence of events in Jessica Simpson's kidnapping?

10. What is the storage room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Mary's and Holmes's attitudes toward bees.

Essay Topic 2

After the trip to Palestine, Mary and Holmes agree to act as if they are estranged in order to catch the woman who is behind the bombings and attacks. Discuss how this estrangement and separation affects Mary and Holmes.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 10, Watson reveals how he arrived supposedly unnoticed at the Diogenes Club. Discuss Watson's disguise, circuitous route, and how he is discovered by the enemy.

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