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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. Lucy was born to the Minors __________after William's birth.
(a) One year.
(b) Six years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

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

3. In Chapter 2, The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle, who is introduced as the first protagonist?
(a) Mr. Merrett.
(b) Dr. Minor.
(c) Dr. Murray.
(d) Mrs. Scott.

4. In what year did Dr. Minor arrive in London?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1832.

5. According to Mr. Trench, who approved of the global spread of the English language?
(a) God.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Christians.
(d) The Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many critics find the Oxford English Dictionary to be ______________.

2. How did the author describe the attitude of the killer caught for Merrett's death upon the killer's capture?

3. With whom was William to live upon arriving in the United States?

4. Who wrote A Dictionary of the English Language?

5. What was the driving force behind Minor's spiral into "lust, madness, and perdition"?

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