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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Then Only the Monuments, Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What two words does the author use to describe the Lambeth area, particularly in relation to the undrained marsh?
(a) Sadly hopeless.
(b) Positively vile.
(c) Greatly disgusting.
(d) Utterly hopeless.

3. Where was Dr. Minor's house located in London?
(a) Shacklewell.
(b) Newington.
(c) St. James Square.
(d) Paddington.

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

5. Trench argued that dictionaries should be histories of the life span of every word and that these lives should be ______.
(a) Charted.
(b) Ended.
(c) Given.
(d) Explained.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time span did the author use to describe the length of time Minor took to complete his first word list?

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

3. Why did the demand for dictionaries increase according to the author in Chapter 4?

4. According to the author, what sort of life did Minor live at Broadmoor?

5. When was the great dictionary dinner held?

(see the answer key)

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