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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mrs. Barker's maid?
(a) Deborah Cochran.
(b) Anna Wright.
(c) Sylvia Jacobs.
(d) Rebecca Smythe.

2. Which one of Mrs. Barker's dogs does Mary take to try to sniff out the burglar who stole the food from the inn?
(a) Nero.
(b) Justinian.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Caesar.

3. Connor had arranged for the constable on guard to be called away from the Simpson's campsite. What time will he return?
(a) Five o'clock.
(b) Seven o'clock.
(c) Eight o'clock.
(d) Nine o'clock.

4. What breed are some of the Barkers' dogs?
(a) Great Danes.
(b) Yorkshire terriers.
(c) Cocker Spaniels.
(d) Dalmatians.

5. What book had Holmes written about bees?
(a) A Practical Handbook of Bee Culture.
(b) The Queen.
(c) The Apiary Arts.
(d) The Beehive.

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

7. What color clay does Mary find in the carpet at the inn?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

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

9. What is the nationality of the couple whose daughter was kidnapped?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) British.
(d) American.

10. Who is the bomber who set the bomb at Watson's home?
(a) John Dickson.
(b) Peter Davidson.
(c) Arthur Phillips.
(d) Martin Bryant.

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

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

13. What is in the background of a photo of Jessica Simpson that is given to Holmes and Mary?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Lilacs.
(c) Roses.
(d) Lilies.

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

15. What does Mary step on to get on the roof of the privy at the house where the kidnappers are staying?
(a) A small ladder.
(b) A bucket.
(c) A step stool.
(d) A wooden crate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides Jessica Simpson, what else was missing on the morning that the little girl disappeared?

2. Where does Mrs. Hudson's son live?

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

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

5. When is Watson's home bombed?

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