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

2. Who is the fingerprint expert that Lestrade will have go over the Billy's cab looking for fingerprints?

3. Where had John Dickson been working before he bombed Watson's house?

4. How does Mary explain who Holmes is to Mr. Thomas when Holmes is disguised as a priest?

5. How far is Jerusalem from Acre?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Holmes kill Professor James Moriarty?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. Why does Mary need a car, and how will she get the money for one?

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

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

Discuss how Holmes allows Mary to take charge of the case at Monk's Tun, yet is available to assist as needed.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reasons why Holmes decides that it is time for Mary to end her apprenticeship and become a partner.

Essay Topic 3

When Mary discusses the time spent in Palestine, she calls it an excursus. Discuss why the time in Palestine is an excursus.

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