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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Minor born?
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) Bristol.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) London.

2. How many years did it take to complete the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Forty.

3. When was the project to create the first Oxford English Dictionary commissioned?
(a) In the 1840's.
(b) In the 1830's.
(c) In the 1850's.
(d) In the 1860's.

4. Who killed Merrett?
(a) James Chester Minor.
(b) William Chester Minor.
(c) John Washington Wilcox.
(d) Chester James Wilcox.

5. Where was Dr. Minor's house located in London?
(a) Newington.
(b) St. James Square.
(c) Paddington.
(d) Shacklewell.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Minor family came to the United States only a decade after what group of people?

2. In what city was Murray born?

3. How were Minor's and Murray's families similar?

4. What was the name of Eastman Minor's second wife?

5. What did Merrett's killer claim about the murder?

(see the answer key)

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