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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. To whom did Minor write in order to make amends for his crimes?
(a) His victim.
(b) His victim's son.
(c) His son's friend.
(d) His victim's widow.

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

3. What did the act of sending the rules to Minor symbolize to him?
(a) Friendliness.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Courtship.
(d) Childhood memories.

4. What quality did many people who worked on the Oxford English Dictionary admire in Minor?
(a) Meticulousness.
(b) Zest for life.
(c) Sense of patience.
(d) Love of words.

5. When Murray sees the superintendent of Broadmoor, he thinks that the man is _________________.
(a) A guard.
(b) Minor.
(c) Minor's son.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hall not come to the great dictionary dinner?

2. When was the publishing of the first installment of the Oxford English Dictionary?

3. What climate is the island of Ceylon?

4. When was Minor born?

5. According to the author, in what year did Minor complete his first word list?

(see the answer key)

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