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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. Where does Mrs. Hudson's son live?
(a) Australia.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

2. Where had the kidnappers been instructed to purchase clothing?
(a) Port Talbot.
(b) Cardiff.
(c) Penarth.
(d) Cwmbran.

3. How many brands of cigarettes and cigars can Mary recognize from their ashes?
(a) 112.
(b) 57.
(c) 95.
(d) 122.

4. Who is waiting in Mary's room at the Thomas's when she returns on a wet, cold December evening in 1918?
(a) Watson.
(b) An old lady.
(c) Holmes.
(d) Mary's aunt.

5. When Mary comes upon Holmes in gypsy disguise, what does he ask her to do while he is gone?
(a) Watch his plant experiment.
(b) Watch his hemoglobin experiment.
(c) Take care of his animals.
(d) Water his plants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Mrs. Barker's dogs does Mary take to try to sniff out the burglar who stole the food from the inn?

2. When do Mrs. Hudson's letters to Mary at Oxford usually arrive?

3. When had the bomber who bombed Watson's home been convicted of another bombing?

4. What is in the background of a photo of Jessica Simpson that is given to Holmes and Mary?

5. In 1918, when is there a deadly air raid on London?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Holmes respond when Mary reveals that she is a girl?

5. How does Mary determine that the blind man selling pencils is someone in disguise looking for her and for Holmes?

6. In Chapter 2, why can Mary hear the sound of angry queens?

7. Why does Holmes destroy the lock of Sylvester's kitchen door?

8. What gift does Holmes give Mary for her eighteenth birthday?

9. What does Mary learn from Mrs. Hudson?

10. How does Watson determine where Mary and Holmes are after Mary calls and tells him to leave his home?

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