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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color tie is Holmes wearing with a gypsy disguise?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Orange.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

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

3. Where did Mary live in the United States?
(a) Arizona.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) California.
(d) Oregon.

4. How many German spies did Holmes and Mary help capture when they helped Mrs. Barker?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Fifteen.

5. How many brands of cigarettes and cigars can Mary recognize from their ashes?
(a) 112.
(b) 95.
(c) 57.
(d) 122.

6. What color are Mary's eyes?
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

7. What is the name of the inn that is robbed in July 1918?
(a) Bryant's Inn.
(b) Monk's Tun.
(c) The Whitebreast.
(d) The Manning.

8. What does Mary remember Mrs. Simpson comparing the air in Wales to?
(a) Wildflowers.
(b) Freshly mown hay.
(c) Champagne.
(d) The scent of evergreens.

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

10. What is the brooch set with that Holmes gives Mary for her birthday?
(a) Sapphires.
(b) Pearls.
(c) Emeralds.
(d) Diamonds.

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

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

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

14. What is the name of the first term in the Oxford calendar?
(a) Trinity term.
(b) Wiley term.
(c) Hilary term.
(d) Michaelmas term.

15. Where is Mrs. Hudson staying in December of 1918?
(a) Sheffield.
(b) Southampton.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Lewes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary reading when she meets Holmes?

2. In December of 1918, what does Holmes give Mary as an early birthday present?

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

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

5. What color paint spots are on the bees that Holmes and Mary watch?

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