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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many of Holmes's London hideaways did Miss Donleavy find?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.
2. How many years of Holmes's life does he say he loses during the drive from Oxford to Sussex?
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.
3. What color hair does Mary find in the wrecked cab?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.
4. What type of dog does one of Mary's followers walk while Mary is having tea on the road to Eastbourne?
(a) Poodle.
(b) Dalmatian.
(c) Collie.
(d) Bulldog.
5. Which cab has Holmes instructed Mary to take after she has spent time in the storage room?
(a) The green cab.
(b) The yellow cab.
(c) The fourth cab.
(d) The third cab.
6. What is the name of the library clerk who tells Mary at the end of Chapter 16 that the library is closing?
(a) Mr. Smythe.
(b) Mr. Williams.
(c) Mr. Jones.
(d) Mr. Douglas.
7. How does Mary explain who Holmes is to Mr. Thomas when Holmes is disguised as a priest?
(a) She says that he is a distant relative.
(b) She says that he is her mother's uncle.
(c) She says he is an old family friend.
(d) She says that he is her grandfather's brother.
8. Who beat and colonized Palestine in the third millennium B.C.E.?
(a) The Akkadians.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Romans.
(d) The Turks.
9. How long does it take Mary to catch up on the school work she missed while she was in Palestine?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Five weeks.
10. What does Miss Donleavy wear at her throat when she confronts Holmes and Mary?
(a) A strand of pearls.
(b) A gold chain and locket.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A silver locket.
11. How old was Miss Donleavy when Holmes became her hobby?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty one.
12. How long has does Holmes tell Mary that he has dealt with the criminal mind?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Forty five years.
(d) Thirty five years.
13. When Mary was in Palestine, how much time did she miss at Oxford?
(a) About two months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Nearly a month.
(d) Twelve weeks.
14. After their chess game on board ship, when does Mary next speak with Holmes?
(a) At Jaffa.
(b) At Haifa.
(c) At Hadera.
(d) At Jerusalem.
15. What story did Mary and her mother read a year after reading about Judith and Holofernes?
(a) Samson and the jawbone.
(b) Children killed by bears for making fun of Elisha.
(c) Levite's concubine.
(d) Jael and Sisera.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what part of Holmes's house do Mary and he go when they get to the house after the drive from Oxford?
2. Where did Captain Jones spend January?
3. How many cars are used to follow Mary when she drives to Sussex?
4. What do the Roman numerals spell that were slashed into the seat of the wrecked cab?
5. Where did the relative live who left John Dickson an inheritance?
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