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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. How old was Mary's brother when he died?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Nine.

2. How long has does Holmes tell Mary that he has dealt with the criminal mind?
(a) Thirty five years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Forty five years.

3. How is Holmes disguised at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) As an old priest.
(b) As a gypsy.
(c) As a nun.
(d) As an old woman.

4. With whom do Mary and Holmes drink cold, sour lemonade?
(a) Jews in a Zionist settlement.
(b) A Bedouin sheikh.
(c) A lady at an embassy.
(d) A high-ranking army officer.

5. How much weight has Mary lost since January?
(a) Four pounds.
(b) Five pounds.
(c) Seven pounds.
(d) Six pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mary and Holmes plan to do after listening to music when they meet again after Mary has been at the storage room?

2. What is the relationship between the two men who guide Mary and Holmes around Palestine?

3. What story did Mary and her mother read a year after reading about Judith and Holofernes?

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

5. What color clay does Mary find in the wrecked cab?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is in a package that is delivered to the front desk of Scotland Yard in Chapter 12?

5. How does Holmes act when he and Mary go to the opera at Covent Gardens?

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

7. Why has Miss Donleavy decided to deal with Holmes at this time in her life?

8. Why is Mary worried about pretending to be alienated from Holmes?

9. How does Mary's driving affect Holmes as they drive toward Sussex?

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

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