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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Meeting of Minds.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the author describe the words in the early English dictionaries in Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters?
(a) Strange and simple.
(b) Simple and odd.
(c) Poorly defined and too little.
(d) Odd and poorly defined.

3. What was Minor's most well known artistic inclination?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Playing piano.
(d) Singing.

4. How did Minor feel about the rules being sent to him by Minor?
(a) Intimidated.
(b) Angry.
(c) Overjoyed.
(d) Deflated.

5. How did Minor regard the Asylum?
(a) As his temple.
(b) As his playground.
(c) As his home.
(d) As his library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did many people write from abroad regarding Minor?

3. Many critics find the Oxford English Dictionary to be ______________.

4. Apart from Minor, who struggled to follow the directions they were given?

5. How were Minor's and Murray's families similar?

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