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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 do the Roman numerals spell that were slashed into the seat of the wrecked cab?

2. Where is Mrs. Hudson going to get away from the woman mastermind?

3. After their chess game on board ship, when does Mary next speak with Holmes?

4. How many of Holmes's London hideaways did Miss Donleavy find?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is in a package that is delivered to the front desk of Scotland Yard in Chapter 12?

5. How did John Dickson change after he received an inheritance?

6. Why does Mary decide to go to Palestine?

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

8. In a story Mary tells, what does Judith do to save her people from Holofernes?

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

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

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

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 Mary's relationship with her aunt and the reasons why they do not get along.

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