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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 arrested Merrett's killer?
(a) Henry Burton.
(b) Constable Tarrant.
(c) William Ward.
(d) Officer Burton.

2. In what century did demand for dictionaries increase?
(a) The 17th.
(b) The 16th.
(c) The 14th.
(d) The 15th.

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

4. When are the first Latin dictionaries noted to have been in existence?
(a) 1321.
(b) 1232.
(c) 1273.
(d) 1225.

5. How many rooms did Minor have during his stay at Broadmoor?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom were Richard Chenevix Trench's speeches directed?

2. How old was Lucy when she died?

3. How did the author describe the man who chased George Merrett on the night of his death?

4. When was Murray invited to Oxford?

5. How did the author describe the attitude of the killer caught for Merrett's death upon the killer's capture?

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