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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Madness of War.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what area of Ceylon did the Minors set up their residence in 1834?
(a) Manepay.
(b) Doa.
(c) Cochin.
(d) Trivandrum.

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

4. What did Merrett's killer claim about the murder?
(a) It was in self defense.
(b) It was easy.
(c) He had been waiting to do that for some time.
(d) He was too drunk to know what was happening.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lucy when she died?

2. In Chapter 2, the author gives a detailed description of what word?

3. When was Minor born?

4. When does this story take place?

5. Merrett's killer was from ______________.

(see the answer key)

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