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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. Which of Holmes's enemies does Mary jokingly say that the mastermind behind the bombings appears to be like?

2. How many German spies did Holmes and Mary help capture when they helped Mrs. Barker?

3. In Chapter 8 when Holmes makes coffee for Mary, what traces of a substance remain in the beaker that he uses?

4. Who does Patrick say is robbed in July 1918?

5. What pile of back issues does Holmes give Mary to read while he gathers a gypsy outfit for her to wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Holmes believe that the person behind the kidnapping will ever be caught?

2. What gift does Holmes give Mary for her eighteenth birthday?

3. What happens during the robbery of the Monk's Tun?

4. What is the sequence of events in Jessica Simpson's kidnapping?

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

6. Why does Mary leave the house early that April morning when she meets Holmes?

7. How do Holmes and Mary entertain wherever they go in Wales when they are dressed as gypsies?

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

9. What does Mary learn from Mrs. Hudson?

10. How does Mary blossom after meeting Holmes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss the effects that the Simpson kidnapping case had on Mary, on Holmes, and on their relationship.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Jessica reacts to her kidnapping emotionally and the maturity level that she demonstrates during the ordeal.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 11 Holmes compares himself to a fugue. Discuss why Holmes is like a fugue.

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