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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 turkeys.
(b) A pair of idiots.
(c) A pair of sheep.
(d) A pair of donkeys.

2. 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) Bach.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Rachmaninoff.

3. What does Mary throw at Miss Donleavy?
(a) A beaker.
(b) A book.
(c) An ink bottle.
(d) A lantern.

4. What does Miss Donleavy wear at her throat when she confronts Holmes and Mary?
(a) A gold chain and locket.
(b) A strand of pearls.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A silver locket.

5. To what part of Holmes's house do Mary and he go when they get to the house after the drive from Oxford?
(a) A guest bedroom.
(b) Laboratory.
(c) Parlor.
(d) Kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mary was in Palestine, how much time did she miss at Oxford?

2. What is the name of the garage man who brings Mary her car in Chapter 17?

3. How old does Mary estimate the cab to be that she takes when she goes to meet Holmes after stopping at the storage room?

4. What is the name of the library clerk who tells Mary at the end of Chapter 16 that the library is closing?

5. What food does Mary smell when she arrives with Holmes at his house after the drive from Oxford?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary decide to go to Palestine?

2. What impression of Holmes does the suicide note give that Miss Donleavy wrote for Holmes?

3. What does Mary think when she sees Miss Donleavy in Holmes's laboratory?

4. How does Mary put an end to the impatient grumbles from the uniformed police who are waiting for Holmes and Lestrade to finish examining the crime scene in and around the cab?

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

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

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

8. What are three possibilities that may explain the intentions of the mastermind behind the bombings and attacks upon Mary, Holmes, Watson, and the cab?

9. How does Mary change the spring after she returns from Palestine?

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

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