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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the last time that Mary saw the pair of shoes that are in the package of clothing delivered to Scotland Yard?
(a) August.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) October.

3. How many of Holmes's London hideaways did Miss Donleavy find?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

5. What composer does Holmes mention at the end of Chapter 13 when he and Mary are discussing frenzied gaiety and weeping put to music?
(a) Rachmaninoff.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Bach.
(d) Beethoven.

6. What is the name of the garage man who brings Mary her car in Chapter 17?
(a) Mick.
(b) Bob.
(c) Hugh.
(d) Jack.

7. What base does Mary use to crack the code of the Roman numerals left on the seat of the wrecked cab?
(a) Base eight.
(b) Base ten.
(c) Base two.
(d) Base seven.

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

9. What was Mary's mother's name?
(a) Irene Boyle.
(b) Rebekah Stein.
(c) Judith Klein.
(d) Mary McCarthy.

10. How many years of Holmes's life does he say he loses during the drive from Oxford to Sussex?
(a) Five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

11. 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.

12. When did Mary and her mother read the story of Judith and Holofernes together?
(a) When Mary was six.
(b) When Mary was seven.
(c) When Mary was eight.
(d) When Mary was nine.

13. How old was Mary's brother when he learned to read?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

14. What color hair does Mary find in the wrecked cab?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

15. Who is the fingerprint expert that Lestrade will have go over the Billy's cab looking for fingerprints?
(a) Burnell McCubbins.
(b) Alastair McBride.
(c) Ronald MacReedy.
(d) Robert McFeeley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the toggle detonator used by John Dickson manufactured?

3. How does Mary explain who Holmes is to Mr. Thomas when Holmes is disguised as a priest?

4. What do Mary and Holmes plan to do after listening to music when they meet again after Mary has been at the storage room?

5. When was the last time that the ladies' restroom in the park had been cleaned?

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