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

2. What type of fabric is attached to a button Mary finds when she examines the wrecked cab for clues?

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

4. What music are Mary and Holmes listening to the evening after Mary spends time at the storage room and shopping?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. 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?

6. What vital piece of evidence does Holmes miss when he examines the parcel, note, and clothing that are delivered to the Yard for Mary?

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

8. Why is Mary worried about pretending to be alienated from Holmes?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Jessica reacts to her kidnapping emotionally and the maturity level that she demonstrates during the ordeal.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 10, Watson reveals how he arrived supposedly unnoticed at the Diogenes Club. Discuss Watson's disguise, circuitous route, and how he is discovered by the enemy.

Essay Topic 3

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

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