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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is the walk to Holmes's residence when Mary goes to his home for the first time?

2. Where does Mrs. Hudson's son live?

3. What is the nationality of the couple whose daughter was kidnapped?

4. How old is the man who manages Mary's farm?

5. Where did Senator Simpson grow up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mary hesitate to enter her room at the Thomas's in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Holmes the day he and Mary meet.

8. How do Mary and Holmes contact Mycroft when they arrive at the Diogenes Club?

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

10. What do Holmes and Mary find when they are walking a trail they think the kidnappers might have taken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the reactions of Mary, Holmes, Mycroft, and Watson to the bombing at Watson's home.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 12, Holmes makes some major mistakes. Discuss the errors that Holmes makes and why Holmes is making mistakes.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 10, Watson reveals how he arrived supposedly unnoticed at the Diogenes Club. Discuss Watson's disguise, circuitous route, and how he is discovered by the enemy.

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