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  Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes    
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After his retirement from Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes meets Mary Russell whom he first takes as an apprentice and then as his partner in this series by Laurie R. King. This quiz includes information from the first six books in the series.
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  The Life of Mary Russell    
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Here's a little quiz about the life of one of my favorite characters ever, Mary Russell created by Laurie R King. Enjoy!
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  Works of Laurie King    
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Laurie King has built up a steady following with her intelligent, tightly plotted novels in at least three different series. Test your knowledge of her works.
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In "O, Jerusalem" we meet Ali and Mahmoud, two Bedouin guides. In what subsequent Mary Russel novel do they resurface?

From Quiz "Works of Laurie King"




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Laurie R King Trivia Questions
1. How old was Mary when she met Sherlock Holmes?

From Quiz The Life of Mary Russell

Answer: 15

Mary was 15 years old when she first encountered Mr. Holmes in Sussex, England.

2. In the debut novel of the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series, Mary Russell stumbles across the famed detective who immediately mistakes her for a boy. What is the title of this novel?

From Quiz Works of Laurie King

Answer: Beekeeper's Apprentice

All four of those titles belong to the Russell-Holmes series. "Beekeeper's Apprentice" refers to the occupation Holmes took in his retirement--that of a beekeeper.

3. Where did Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes meet for the first time?

From Quiz Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Answer: Sussex

Holmes had retired to the Sussex Downs to keep bees and study their behavior.

4. Who did Russell tell Holmes she was named after?

From Quiz The Life of Mary Russell

Answer: Mary Magdalene

Holmes remarks that she is not like her namesake, the Virgin Mary, but Russell tells him she believes she was named after Mary Magdalene.

5. In "Monstrous Regiment of Women," where does Mary Russell begin attending school?

From Quiz Works of Laurie King

Answer: Oxford

Mary becomes a scholar, studying religion and theology at Oxford (subjects Holmes has little use for).

6. How old was Mary when she first met Sherlock Holmes?

From Quiz Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Answer: 15

"I was fifteen when I first met Sherlock Holmes, fifteen years old with my nose in a book as I walked the Sussex Downs, and nearly stepped on him." - Chapter One, "The Beekeeper's Apprentice". "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" is the first book in the series. The others, in publication order, are "A Monstrous Regiment of Women", "A Letter of Mary", "The Moor", "O Jerusalem" and "Justice Hall".

7. How old was Russell when her parents and brother died in the car crash?

From Quiz The Life of Mary Russell

Answer: 14

Russell's family died when their car drove off the edge of a cliff, killing her parents and younger brother. Fortunately Russell was thrown clear of the car, but she has blamed herself for causing the accident.

8. In "Folly," this character is pursued by demons real and imagined. She tries to banish them by building a house on a remote island. Who is she?

From Quiz Works of Laurie King

Answer: Rae Newborn

Rae Newborn is a 52-year-old woman who has long suffered from depression and mental breakdowns. She has moved to her uncle's island in an attempt to rebuild his house--a house that was burned down in the 1920s.

9. What name did Mary use while traveling in Palestine?

From Quiz Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Answer: Amir

She was disguised as an Arab boy. These adventures are told in "O Jerusalem."

10. When she was orphaned, Russell was sent to live with her aunt - or rather, her aunt was sent to live with her. What is her aunt's name?

From Quiz The Life of Mary Russell

Answer: We don't know the name

Russell chose to live with her aunt in her family's estate in Sussex. We soon learn that they have a very tumultous relationship, and Russell bitterly declares she will not name her aunt in this book.

11. In "A Darker Place," Anne Waverley goes undercover for the FBI. She joins a religious community obsessed with transformation and alchemy. What is the name of the community?

From Quiz Works of Laurie King

Answer: Change

Anne Waverly goes deep into the life of Change to determine whether they are a devoted religious community or a threat to the many children in their care.

12. Who wrote the title letter in "A Letter of Mary"?

From Quiz Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Answer: Mary Magdalene

The letter was discovered by an archeologist friend. Mary Small was an alias used by Russell while investigating the case. Mary Shelley was the author of "Frankenstein" (and does not appear in this book).

13. Another of King's detective series is set in San Francisco. In which book are several homeless people killed and the prime suspect is an odd minister named Erasmus who speaks only in quotations?

From Quiz Works of Laurie King

Answer: To Play the Fool

Laurie King takes us into the little-known Fools Movement that began in the 60s in England.

14. Which subjects did Mary specialize in while studying at Oxford?

From Quiz Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Answer: chemistry and theology

In "A Monstrous Regiment of Women" Mary explains the similarity of these subjects: "Chemistry involves the workings of the physical universe, theology those of the human universe. There are behaviour patterns common to both." While at Oxford Mary also participated in the amateur dramatic society and studied mathematics. Her mathematics tutor plays an important role in "The Beekeeper's Apprentice."

15. In which book did Russell and Holmes decide to get married?

From Quiz The Life of Mary Russell

Answer: A Monstruous Regiment of Women

At the very end of the second book, "A Monstruous Regiment of Women," Russell and Holmes kiss and realize they love each other.

16. In "O, Jerusalem" we meet Ali and Mahmoud, two Bedouin guides. In what subsequent Mary Russel novel do they resurface?

From Quiz Works of Laurie King

Answer: Justice Hall

In "Justice Hall," we learn that Ali and Mahmoud are really Englishmen, brought back to England after the unfortunate death of their nephew in World War I.

17. What was Russell's fake name while she was in Jerusalem?

From Quiz The Life of Mary Russell

Answer: Amir

Russell was disguised as a man while in Jerusalem and took the name Amir, given to her by Mahmoud and Ali.

18. What religion was Margery Childe?

From Quiz Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Answer: Christian

Margery Childe was a feminist preacher in "A Monstrous Regiment of Women." She was extremely interested in Mary's reinterpretation of scriptures.

19. King's summer of 2004 publication is called "Califa's Daughters" and is set in the near future. She is publishing this book under a different pen name. What is that pen name?

From Quiz Works of Laurie King

Answer: Leigh Richards

This book will be out in paperback and is King's first non-mystery novel.

20. Where were Ali and Mahmoud Hazr actually from?

From Quiz Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Answer: Berkshire

They worked for the British secret service in Palestine. Holmes originally stated in "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" that their accents identified them as being from Clapham, but their actual identities as British nobility are established in "Justice Hall."

21. Holmes' age exceeds Russell's by how many years?

From Quiz The Life of Mary Russell

Answer: 39

When they first met she was 15 and he was 54, making him 39 years older - an odd pair for a married couple.

22. Roz Hall, a character featured in "Night Work" is a feminist lesbian who works with people who worship the violent Hindu goddess Kali. What is her occupation?

From Quiz Works of Laurie King

Answer: Christian minister

The Ladies of Perpetual Disgruntlement have been engaging in what starts out as humorous revenge on abusive men. Roz brings Kate into the picture with her insistence that there is something darker going on.

23. How was Sabine Baring-Gould related to Sherlock Holmes?

From Quiz Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Answer: godfather

Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould was a writer, the composer of "Onward Christian Soldiers" and other hymns, and a collector of English and Irish folksongs. Baring-Gould summoned Holmes to Dartmoor for help in "The Moor".

24. The third book in the series, (not in Russell's timeline, but the times they were published) is:

From Quiz The Life of Mary Russell

Answer: A Letter of Mary

"A Letter of Mary" is the third published book in the Mary Russell series, after "A Monstruous Regiment of Women" and before "The Moor."

25. Laurie King also wrote an introduction to a 2002 re-release of one of Sherlock Holmes' stories. Which story was it?

From Quiz Works of Laurie King

Answer: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Laurie King's book "The Moor" was a sequel to Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles."

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