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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 Mary's tutors are absent when she returns to Oxford after being in Palestine?

2. When Mary was in Palestine, how much time did she miss at Oxford?

3. How many cars are used to follow Mary when she drives to Sussex?

4. When the watchers leave Sussex and Holmes picks through the garbage they leave behind, where does Holmes learn that all the stuff came from?

5. What does Mary do with Watson's trousers in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How will Mrs. Hudson be protected when she returns to care for Holmes's house in Sussex?

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

3. What does Mary find of interest when she examines the cab?

4. What are three possibilities that may explain the intentions of the mastermind behind the bombings and attacks upon Mary, Holmes, Watson, and the cab?

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

6. Describe what Mary does and says when she sees Jerusalem for the first time.

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

8. Why does Mary decide to go to Palestine?

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

10. Why is Mary surprised when she sees a shoe in the hand of a man working in the Yard laboratory?

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

Compare and contrast the reactions of Mary, Holmes, Mycroft, and Watson to the bombing at Watson's home.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Mary's and Holmes's attitudes toward bees.

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