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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. Where does Mary reluctantly go on a picnic in the spring at Oxford?

2. How old was Miss Donleavy when Holmes became her hobby?

3. With whom do Mary and Holmes drink cold, sour lemonade?

4. When Holmes and Mary discuss where to go to stay away from the mastermind behind the bombings and other attacks, how long does Holmes say it has been since he had a vacation?

5. What was Mary's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary decipher the meaning of the Roman numerals that were left in the wrecked cab?

2. How do Mary and Holmes create a sensation at Mary's lodgings in Chapter 17?

3. What does Mary think when she sees Miss Donleavy in Holmes's laboratory?

4. How does Mary change the spring after she returns from Palestine?

5. Where were some places that Mary and Holmes sleep while they were in Palestine?

6. How does Mary become aware that she is being followed two weeks before the end of the term?

7. What does Holmes see when he arrives at the laboratory in his home and lights a lamp?

8. How does Holmes get to Oxford without anyone knowing he is not home?

9. Why has Miss Donleavy decided to deal with Holmes at this time in her life?

10. How does Holmes act when he and Mary go to the opera at Covent Gardens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are times when Holmes introduces Mary as his assistant and this introduction is met with disbelief. Discuss how and why Mary's apprenticeship with Holmes is questioned.

Essay Topic 2

Roman numerals are left slashed in the cab that is wrecked. Discuss how Mary cracks the code of the Roman numerals.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what Holmes means when he says that "the game's afoot" in Chapter 9.

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