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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Annulated, Art, Brick-Tea, Buckwheat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came first to the Broadmoor Asylum?
(a) William Minor.
(b) Charles Murray.
(c) Charles Minor.
(d) James Murray.

2. What two words did the author use to describe the Minor family's beliefs?
(a) "Highly cynical."
(b) "Lightly sarcastic."
(c) "Muscularly evangelical."
(d) "Founderingly heavy."

3. In what city was Murray born?
(a) Lovely.
(b) Yorkshire.
(c) Hawick.
(d) Derry.

4. Which of the following helped Minor become comfortable at Broadmoor?
(a) His request.
(b) His sadness.
(c) His upbringing.
(d) His tantrums.

5. How many years from Trench's speech about a new dictionary did the project actually get off the ground?
(a) Twenty-two years.
(b) Eighteen years.
(c) Sixteen years.
(d) Twelve years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who heard the three shots fired in the beginning of the book?

2. Where was Dr. Minor's house located in London?

3. How old was Lucy when she died?

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

5. What was the first word of Minor's to be pasted onto a page for the printers?

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