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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Unkindest Cut.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Minor work at every day as part of his work on the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Writing Latin references.
(b) Calling Murray to confirm word validity.
(c) Making calls to those who had submitted words.
(d) Indexing.

2. In what area of New London does the story open?
(a) Hampshire.
(b) Derry.
(c) Lambert Marsh.
(d) West Chester.

3. What word did Huxley coin?
(a) Suisse.
(b) Malerta.
(c) Pedatry.
(d) Agnostic.

4. What were Merrett's killer's two former professional positions?
(a) Army officer and qualified surgeon.
(b) Professor and army officer.
(c) Police officer and professor.
(d) Qualified surgeon and police officer..

5. According to Chapter 5, which dictionary far surpassed all that came before it?
(a) The Oxford Cambridge Dictionary of English.
(b) The American Dictionary.
(c) The Oxford English Dictionary.
(d) The English Dictionary of America.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was Murray born?

2. What thoughts did Minor have once he received the rules?

3. How many rooms did Minor have during his stay at Broadmoor?

4. Who killed Merrett?

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

(see the answer key)

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