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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. Where does Mary wear a bandage after she and Holmes return to the ship after their time in Palestine?
(a) On her arm.
(b) Across one cheek.
(c) On her forehead.
(d) On her leg.

2. How many of Holmes's London hideaways did Miss Donleavy find?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. What food does Mary smell when she arrives with Holmes at his house after the drive from Oxford?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Apple pies.
(c) Roast lamb.
(d) Meat pies.

4. What animal does Mary brake to avoid on the drive to Sussex?
(a) Dog.
(b) Badger.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Deer.

5. What was Mary's mother's name?
(a) Judith Klein.
(b) Irene Boyle.
(c) Mary McCarthy.
(d) Rebekah Stein.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose hair did Miss Donleavy leave at the crime scenes?

3. Who is the only person who sees through Mary's disguise in Palestine and knows that she was a woman?

4. How old was Mary's brother when he learned to read?

5. When did Mary and her mother read the story of Judith and Holofernes together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What impression of Holmes does the suicide note give that Miss Donleavy wrote for Holmes?

4. What does Mary think when she sees Miss Donleavy in Holmes's laboratory?

5. Describe the cab after it is destroyed and the cab driver choloroformed.

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

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

8. How does Mary put an end to the impatient grumbles from the uniformed police who are waiting for Holmes and Lestrade to finish examining the crime scene in and around the cab?

9. In a story Mary tells, what does Judith do to save her people from Holofernes?

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

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