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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Chapter 10, The Problem of the Empty House.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does the haying crew finish working on a blistering hot day in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 10, who is watching the Diogenes Club looking for Mary and Holmes?

3. In Chapter 8 when Holmes makes coffee for Mary, what traces of a substance remain in the beaker that he uses?

4. What is the name of the club that Mycroft Holmes helped found?

5. What is the name of Mary's tutor who helps her pass the exams for Oxford?

(see the answer key)

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