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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the author give as an example to show Minor's love for accuracy and detail?
(a) Vivacity.
(b) Lovely.
(c) Buffoon.
(d) Philanderer.

2. Why did Hall not come to the great dictionary dinner?
(a) He was in military service.
(b) He was getting married.
(c) He was sick.
(d) He was known to be a hermit.

3. Which of the following did Minor work at every day as part of his work on the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Calling Murray to confirm word validity.
(b) Indexing.
(c) Making calls to those who had submitted words.
(d) Writing Latin references.

4. The author compared Murray's way of organizing his work on the Oxford English Dictionary to ______________.
(a) A doctor in surgery.
(b) A cook on call.
(c) A taxi driver in traffic.
(d) A general on a battlefield.

5. When was the publishing of the first installment of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) February 6th, 1882.
(b) May 8th, 1883.
(c) January 29th, 1884.
(d) December 12th, 1887.

6. Minor's submissions to Murray arrived in ______________.
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Hampshire.
(c) Derry.
(d) Oxford.

7. What did Murray threaten to do at various times due to the Delegates' interferences, slow pace, and his suffering health?
(a) Fire everyone.
(b) Stop the process.
(c) Report Minor to the police.
(d) Resign.

8. When did Minor send a note to the Broadmoor staff?
(a) March 21st, 1900.
(b) December 8th, 1907.
(c) January 12th, 1908,
(d) December 3rd, 1902.

9. How long did it take Murray to travel to see Minor?
(a) A bit under an hour.
(b) A bit under a day.
(c) A little over a day.
(d) A bit over an hour.

10. Apart from Minor, who struggled to follow the directions they were given?
(a) Murray.
(b) Readers.
(c) Editors.
(d) Immigrants.

11. Who came first to the Broadmoor Asylum?
(a) William Minor.
(b) Charles Minor.
(c) James Murray.
(d) Charles Murray.

12. Who created the fictitious meeting of Murray and Minor?
(a) The son of Murray.
(b) Murray.
(c) Minor.
(d) A journalist.

13. What was the name of Minor's first book?
(a) "Ceylon Over."
(b) "Complete Woman."
(c) "Complete Man."
(d) "Complete Me."

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

15. How did the author describe Murray's instructions in the beginning of Chapter 7, Entering the Lists?
(a) Simple.
(b) Detailed.
(c) Bossy.
(d) Confusing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What addiction did Eliza have after being in touch with Minor?

2. Why did Murray want Minor to be able to travel home?

3. What did the act of sending the rules to Minor symbolize to him?

4. What word did Huxley coin?

5. Minor saw his castration as a ________________ act.

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