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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 many years ago did Holmes kill Professor James Moriarty?
(a) Twenty eight.
(b) Twenty nine.
(c) Twenty five.
(d) Twenty seven.

2. How long does Holmes want himself and Mary to disappear to try to get the female mastermind off their trail?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Two months.

3. What do the Roman numerals spell that were slashed into the seat of the wrecked cab?
(a) Holmes.
(b) Moriarty.
(c) Death.
(d) Russell.

4. Where did Captain Jones spend January?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

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

2. What does Mary do with Watson's trousers in Chapter 11?

3. How old was Mary's brother when he learned to read?

4. How many Roman numerals do Holmes and Mary see in a picture of the shredded cab seats?

5. Where is Mrs. Hudson going to get away from the woman mastermind?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary decipher the meaning of the Roman numerals that were left in the wrecked cab?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Mary decide to go to Palestine?

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

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

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

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