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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 19, Return Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During World War I, when did the British and German soldiers have an undeclared truce?
(a) Christmas 1914.
(b) July 1915.
(c) Thanksgiving 1916.
(d) March 1917.

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

3. What do Mary, Holmes, and Mycroft eat at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Leg of lamb.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Cold turkey breast.
(d) Roast capon.

4. Who does Mary see in her dreams when she is semi-conscious in the hospital?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her brother and Donleavy.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Holmes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary remember Mrs. Simpson comparing the air in Wales to?

2. Which of Holmes's enemies does Mary jokingly say that the mastermind behind the bombings appears to be like?

3. What injury did Holmes suffer when Mary was shot a second time?

4. When had the bomber who bombed Watson's home been convicted of another bombing?

5. What type of dog does one of Mary's followers walk while Mary is having tea on the road to Eastbourne?

(see the answer key)

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