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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. What type of necklace does Mary slip on when she gets dressed in the storage room?

2. Who is the bomber who set the bomb at Watson's home?

3. What does Mary remember Mrs. Simpson comparing the air in Wales to?

4. From what direction do Mary and Holmes enter London in Chapter 8?

5. When is Watson's home bombed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Holmes, rather than Mary, go back to get reinforcements after they discover that Sylvester robbed the inn?

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

5. Why isn't Holmes pleased to be called in to investigate the Simpson kidnapping case?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

When Mary discusses the time spent in Palestine, she calls it an excursus. Discuss why the time in Palestine is an excursus.

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