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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. Who was the most famous editor of the Old English Dictionary?
(a) Dr. Sweet.
(b) James Murray.
(c) Frederick Furnivall.
(d) Dr. Minor.

2. How old was Lucy when she died?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Sixteen.

3. What was the driving force behind Minor's spiral into "lust, madness, and perdition"?
(a) The gambling scene in Ceylon.
(b) The constant moving of his family.
(c) The women of Ceylon.
(d) The drug culture of Ceylon.

4. In what year was the Oxford English Dictionary completed?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1924.

5. What word is defined in the opening of the book?
(a) Word.
(b) Murder.
(c) Kill.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many supplements of the Oxford English Dictionary came out after the original?

2. When was Murray born?

3. In Chapter 2, The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle, who is introduced as the first protagonist?

4. When does this story take place?

5. How did Murray spend most of his childhood?

(see the answer key)

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