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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. According to the author, who is the "second" protagonist of the story?
(a) Mrs. Elsa.
(b) James Augustus Henry Murray.
(c) Dr. Minor.
(d) Dr. Henry Sweet.

2. What wing in Broadmoor was kept for parole patients?
(a) Block number 2.
(b) Block C.
(c) Block number 6.
(d) Block B.

3. According to the author, in what year did Minor complete his first word list?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1887.

4. After the publishing of the first installment, where was all of Murray's work done?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) His office.
(c) The Greenhouse.
(d) The Scriptorium.

5. The Oxford Dictionary was comprised of _____________volumes.
(a) Eight.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was Murray born?

2. How does the author describe the words in the early English dictionaries in Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters?

3. How did Murray spend most of his childhood?

4. What kind of Christianity did the Murray family follow?

5. When did Minor send a note to the Broadmoor staff?

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