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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. Who is waiting in Mary's room at the Thomas's when she returns on a wet, cold December evening in 1918?
(a) Watson.
(b) Mary's aunt.
(c) Holmes.
(d) An old lady.

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

3. Who was Holmes working for in 1888 when he was defeated by Irene Adler?
(a) The Crown Prince of France.
(b) The Prince of Wales.
(c) King of Bohemia.
(d) King of Monaco.

4. What food did the burglar take from the inn?
(a) Four smoked hams.
(b) Two sides of beef.
(c) Six loaves of bread.
(d) A whole pig.

5. Who taught Mary to throw well?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her father.
(c) A friend.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary reading when she meets Holmes?

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

3. Where had the kidnappers been instructed to purchase clothing?

4. How old is Mary when she meets Holmes?

5. From what direction do Mary and Holmes enter London in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary learn from Mrs. Hudson?

2. Why does Mary leave the house early that April morning when she meets Holmes?

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

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

5. How does Mary blossom after meeting Holmes?

6. What does Holmes say when Mary asks if he minds if she looks into the burglary at the inn?

7. Why does Mary hesitate to enter her room at the Thomas's in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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