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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. How did the author describe the man who chased George Merrett on the night of his death?
(a) He wore a black cloak and was carrying a blade.
(b) He wore a black mask and was carrying a gun.
(c) He wore a black jacket and was carrying a gun,
(d) He wore a black mask and was carrying a blade.

2. How many slips of paper came in from volunteers who wanted to add to the newly proposed dictionary?
(a) One million.
(b) Six million.
(c) Fifty thousand.
(d) Twelve thousand.

3. What was the idea behind the Philological Society?
(a) To promote Christian missionary work.
(b) Improvement upon the understanding of the properly dominant language of the world.
(c) To gather and discuss new admissions to the Oxford English Dictionary.
(d) To promote new admissions to the Oxford English Dictionary.

4. Why did many people write from abroad regarding Minor?
(a) To request his euthanizing.
(b) To complain of his harrassment.
(c) To make sure he was being well looked after.
(d) To ask for his autograph.

5. When was Minor born?
(a) May, 1832.
(b) June, 1834.
(c) March, 1831.
(d) January, 1842.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms did Minor have during his stay at Broadmoor?

2. For what purpose was Murray asked to go to Oxford?

3. On what day of the week in November did Murray decide to travel and meet Minor?

4. On what holiday did Dr. Minor arrive in London in the opening of Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters?

5. How long after the Minors settled in Ceylon was William Minor born?

(see the answer key)

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