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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Holmes and Mary discuss where to go to stay away from the mastermind behind the bombings and other attacks, how long does Holmes say it has been since he had a vacation?
(a) Twenty five years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

2. Where did the mud come from that Holmes and Mary find at the scene of the wrecked cab and in the ladies' restroom in the park?
(a) Baker Street.
(b) Oxford Street.
(c) Bond Street.
(d) Regent Street.

3. When was the last time that the ladies' restroom in the park had been cleaned?
(a) Eight a.m.
(b) About eight p.m.
(c) About five p.m.
(d) Eleven a.m.

4. What music are Mary and Holmes listening to the evening after Mary spends time at the storage room and shopping?
(a) da Ponte.
(b) Verdi and Puccini.
(c) Bellini.
(d) Pollarolo and Scarlatti.

5. What is the name of Captain Jones's son?
(a) Tom.
(b) Mickey.
(c) Brian.
(d) Jack.

6. How does Miss Donleavy want Holmes laboratory to be lit?
(a) Candles.
(b) Oil lamps.
(c) The electrical lights.
(d) Lanterns.

7. What type of dog does one of Mary's followers walk while Mary is having tea on the road to Eastbourne?
(a) Dalmatian.
(b) Poodle.
(c) Bulldog.
(d) Collie.

8. What does Mary do with Watson's trousers in Chapter 11?
(a) Takes them with her.
(b) Leaves them in the storage room.
(c) Leaves them checked.
(d) Destroys them.

9. Which of Mary's tutors are absent when she returns to Oxford after being in Palestine?
(a) Science and English tutors.
(b) Maths and Greek tutors.
(c) History and Classics tutors.
(d) Latin and Music tutors.

10. What time do Mary and Holmes get into a ship's boat and are taken ashore in Palestine?
(a) Two a.m.
(b) Five a.m.
(c) Six a.m.
(d) One a.m.

11. When the watchers leave Sussex and Holmes picks through the garbage they leave behind, where does Holmes learn that all the stuff came from?
(a) Oxford.
(b) London.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Liverpool.

12. Who beat and colonized Palestine in the third millennium B.C.E.?
(a) The Greeks.
(b) The Akkadians.
(c) The Romans.
(d) The Turks.

13. What do Mary and Holmes plan to do after listening to music when they meet again after Mary has been at the storage room?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Go back to Mycroft's club.
(c) Find hotel rooms.
(d) Go back to Oxford.

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

15. How long does Holmes want himself and Mary to disappear to try to get the female mastermind off their trail?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Four months.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Roman numerals do Holmes and Mary see in a picture of the shredded cab seats?

2. What does Holmes give Mary to drink when she awakens from a nightmare on board the ship?

3. Where does Mary wear a bandage after she and Holmes return to the ship after their time in Palestine?

4. What does Miss Donleavy say that Holmes and Mary look like when she confronts them?

5. After their chess game on board ship, when does Mary next speak with Holmes?

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