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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Roman numerals spell that were slashed into the seat of the wrecked cab?
(a) Russell.
(b) Death.
(c) Moriarty.
(d) Holmes.

2. In Chapter 13, what direction does the captain of the boat that carries Holmes and Mary change to at night fall?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

3. With whom do Mary and Holmes drink cold, sour lemonade?
(a) A Bedouin sheikh.
(b) A lady at an embassy.
(c) A high-ranking army officer.
(d) Jews in a Zionist settlement.

4. Where does Mary reluctantly go on a picnic in the spring at Oxford?
(a) Boar's Hill.
(b) Phillips' Hill.
(c) Prior's Wood.
(d) Farmers' Wood.

5. What is the name of the cab driver of the cab that Holmes drives on the night that he and Mary attend the opera at Covent Gardens?
(a) Billy.
(b) Bob.
(c) Jack.
(d) Mack.

6. What food does Mary smell when she arrives with Holmes at his house after the drive from Oxford?
(a) Meat pies.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Apple pies.
(d) Roast lamb.

7. Where did the relative live who left John Dickson an inheritance?
(a) London.
(b) Madrid.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

8. What is the subject of the autographed monograph that Miss Donleavy stole from a police commissioner?
(a) Bicycle tires.
(b) Footprints.
(c) Fingerprints.
(d) Blood types.

9. Where did Captain Jones spend January?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Portugal.

10. How many Roman numerals do Holmes and Mary see in a picture of the shredded cab seats?
(a) Nine.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Six.
(d) Twenty five.

11. After arriving in England on the ship from Palestine, how long is it before Mary sees Holmes again?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Two months.

12. How old does Mary estimate the cab to be that she takes when she goes to meet Holmes after stopping at the storage room?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Twenty five years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Fifteen years.

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

14. When was the toggle detonator used by John Dickson manufactured?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1911.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mary and Holmes drink while they wait for the boat to pick them up at the end of Chapter 13?

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

3. What is floating near the pier in the river where Holmes and Mary board a boat in Chapter 12?

4. What is the name of the monograph that Holmes wrote about footprints?

5. How old was Mary's brother when he learned to read?

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