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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides Jessica Simpson, what else was missing on the morning that the little girl disappeared?
(a) Her pullover.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Some of her clothes.
(d) Her doll.

2. When is Watson's home bombed?
(a) Three a.m.
(b) Shortly after midnight.
(c) Shortly before dawn.
(d) Nine p.m.

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

4. Where did Senator Simpson grow up?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Texas.
(d) Utah.

5. In Chapter 10, who is watching the Diogenes Club looking for Mary and Holmes?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A blind man selling pencils.
(c) A newspaper boy.
(d) A woman selling flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mary comes upon Holmes in gypsy disguise, what does he ask her to do while he is gone?

2. What beverages did the burglar take from the inn?

3. What is Mary reading when she meets Holmes?

4. Where do Mary and Holmes stay the first night on their journey to investigate the kidnapping?

5. Connor had arranged for the constable on guard to be called away from the Simpson's campsite. What time will he return?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the sequence of events in Jessica Simpson's kidnapping?

2. Why does Mary hesitate to enter her room at the Thomas's in Chapter 8?

3. Why isn't Holmes pleased to be called in to investigate the Simpson kidnapping case?

4. Why is Mary disgruntled on a filthy, bitterly wet night in December of 1918?

5. How do Mary and Holmes leave her room unobserved in Chapter 9?

6. What does Mary learn from Mrs. Hudson?

7. How do Mary and Holmes contact Mycroft when they arrive at the Diogenes Club?

8. Why does Holmes, rather than Mary, go back to get reinforcements after they discover that Sylvester robbed the inn?

9. Why does Mary leave the house early that April morning when she meets Holmes?

10. Who inspires Mary and her haying crew to keep at their work?

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