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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. What does Miss Donleavy say that Holmes and Mary look like when she confronts them?
(a) A pair of idiots.
(b) A pair of turkeys.
(c) A pair of sheep.
(d) A pair of donkeys.

2. What part of Holmes's disguise falls to the floor when Mary and Holmes embrace?
(a) Glass eye.
(b) False nose.
(c) Wig and glasses.
(d) Beard and eyebrow.

3. What story did Mary and her mother read a year after reading about Judith and Holofernes?
(a) Levite's concubine.
(b) Samson and the jawbone.
(c) Children killed by bears for making fun of Elisha.
(d) Jael and Sisera.

4. What is floating near the pier in the river where Holmes and Mary board a boat in Chapter 12?
(a) An old boot.
(b) A cat's body.
(c) A dead fish.
(d) A dog's body.

5. How many letters does Mary have from Mrs. Hudson when she returns to the ship after the time in Palestine?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mary's mother's name?

2. What does Miss Donleavy wear at her throat when she confronts Holmes and Mary?

3. During World War I, when did the British and German soldiers have an undeclared truce?

4. Where is Mary shot after she struggles with Miss Donleavy?

5. How many years ago did Holmes kill Professor James Moriarty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What vital piece of evidence does Holmes miss when he examines the parcel, note, and clothing that are delivered to the Yard for Mary?

2. How did John Dickson change after he received an inheritance?

3. How do Mary and Holmes create a sensation at Mary's lodgings in Chapter 17?

4. In a story Mary tells, what does Judith do to save her people from Holofernes?

5. Why does Mary need a car, and how will she get the money for one?

6. How does Mary become aware that she is being followed two weeks before the end of the term?

7. Why does Mary decide to go to Palestine?

8. How will Mrs. Hudson be protected when she returns to care for Holmes's house in Sussex?

9. Where were some places that Mary and Holmes sleep while they were in Palestine?

10. What does Mary find of interest when she examines the cab?

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