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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 is the name of the first term in the Oxford calendar?

2. What time of day does the haying crew finish working on a blistering hot day in Chapter 5?

3. Why does Mary have to stay at Oxford for a few days after the end of the term before Christmas, 1918?

4. What play does Mary act in during her first term at Oxford?

5. What color tie is Holmes wearing with a gypsy disguise?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mary blossom after meeting Holmes?

3. How do Mary and Holmes leave her room unobserved in Chapter 9?

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

5. What does Holmes say when Mary asks if he minds if she looks into the burglary at the inn?

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

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

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

9. What is the storage room?

10. What does Mary learn from Mrs. Hudson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

After the trip to Palestine, Mary and Holmes agree to act as if they are estranged in order to catch the woman who is behind the bombings and attacks. Discuss how this estrangement and separation affects Mary and Holmes.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss World War I and how it affected Mary and the people of England.

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