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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had the kidnappers been instructed to purchase clothing?
(a) Cwmbran.
(b) Cardiff.
(c) Port Talbot.
(d) Penarth.

2. What had the bomber who bombed Watson's home been convicted of bombing earlier?
(a) Empire Bank.
(b) A library.
(c) Parliament.
(d) A grocery store.

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

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

5. What does Mary want to study when she goes to university?
(a) Theology.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Music.
(d) History.

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

7. What is the name of the constable at the inn where the burglary takes place?
(a) PC Williams.
(b) PC Bryant.
(c) PC Vickers.
(d) PC Rogers.

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

9. Which of Holmes's enemies does Mary jokingly say that the mastermind behind the bombings appears to be like?
(a) Sylvius.
(b) Von Bork.
(c) Moriarty.
(d) Milverton.

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

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

12. After catching the burglar who robbed the inn, what does Mary have to eat at the inn?
(a) Ham.
(b) Steak.
(c) Lentil soup.
(d) Mutton.

13. What play does Mary act in during her first term at Oxford?
(a) Cyrano de Bergerac.
(b) Taming of the Shrew.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Macbeth.

14. Which family member is Mary named after?
(a) Her paternal grandmother.
(b) Her father's sister.
(c) Her maternal grandmother.
(d) Her mother's sister.

15. From what direction do Mary and Holmes enter London in Chapter 8?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What food did the burglar take from the inn?

4. Where do Homes and Mary agree to meet the evening after Watson's home is bombed?

5. How long after the Monk's Tun case does a case come to Mary and Holmes that puts the Monk's Tun case in perspective?

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