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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the background of a photo of Jessica Simpson that is given to Holmes and Mary?
(a) Lilacs.
(b) Roses.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Lilies.

2. In December of 1918, what does Holmes give Mary as an early birthday present?
(a) Earrings.
(b) A set of picklocks.
(c) A locket.
(d) A magnifying glass.

3. Where do Mary and Holmes stay the first night on their journey to investigate the kidnapping?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Leeds.

4. What time of day does the haying crew finish working on a blistering hot day in Chapter 5?
(a) Noon.
(b) Ten a.m.
(c) One p.m.
(d) Eleven a.m.

5. What is Mary reading when she meets Holmes?
(a) Juvenal.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Donatus.
(d) Tertullian.

6. Where were the Simpsons on holiday when their daughter was kidnapped?
(a) London.
(b) Wales.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Dublin.

7. What is the name of the constable at the inn where the burglary takes place?
(a) PC Rogers.
(b) PC Vickers.
(c) PC Bryant.
(d) PC Williams.

8. What does Mary cook for breakfast the morning she and Holmes are near the campsite?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Eggs.

9. How many days does it take Holmes and Mary to travel past the roadblock leading to the Simpson's campsite?
(a) One day.
(b) Two days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Four days.

10. What is the year when Mary meets Holmes?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1915.

11. What awakens Mary at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) A runaway horse.
(b) A noisy car.
(c) A street hawker.
(d) Voices in the street.

12. When does Holmes begin devising puzzles for Mary?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

13. What did Jessica's rag doll's name used to be before the kidnapping?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Jane.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Elizabeth.

14. Why does Mary have to stay at Oxford for a few days after the end of the term before Christmas, 1918?
(a) She has to make up a tutoring session.
(b) She has an essay to finish.
(c) She has an experiment to finish.
(d) She has an oral presentation to give.

15. In Chapter 8 when Holmes makes coffee for Mary, what traces of a substance remain in the beaker that he uses?
(a) Arsenic.
(b) Camphor.
(c) Sulphur.
(d) Castor oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Homes and Mary agree to meet the evening after Watson's home is bombed?

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

3. What beverages did the burglar take from the inn?

4. What is the nationality of the couple whose daughter was kidnapped?

5. What is the name of the inn that is robbed in July 1918?

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