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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. Why is Mary late for tea at Holmes's home when she comes in March?

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

3. To what part of Holmes's house do Mary and he go when they get to the house after the drive from Oxford?

4. What does Miss Donleavy say that Holmes and Mary look like when she confronts them?

5. How much weight has Mary lost since January?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mary decide to go to Palestine?

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

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

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

7. How does Mary put an end to the impatient grumbles from the uniformed police who are waiting for Holmes and Lestrade to finish examining the crime scene in and around the cab?

8. How does Mary's driving affect Holmes as they drive toward Sussex?

9. How did Holmes kill Professor James Moriarty?

10. How does Holmes change after he returns from Palestine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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