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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 club that Mycroft Holmes helped found?

2. What had the bomber who bombed Watson's home been convicted of bombing earlier?

3. Where is Mary planning to go for Christmas in 1918?

4. What is Jessica's rag doll's name after the kidnapping?

5. What language does Mary read and write?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the robbery of the Monk's Tun Inn, of all the cases she ever worked on, stand out in Mary's mind?

4. How does Mary blossom after meeting Holmes?

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

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

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

8. What is the storage room?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Holmes allows Mary to take charge of the case at Monk's Tun, yet is available to assist as needed.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss what propriety has to do with the relationship between Mary and Holmes.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Holmes trains Mary to be observant and how Mary uses her powers of observation throughout the story.

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