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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a fan of Huxley?
(a) Minor.
(b) Ms. Merrett.
(c) Murray.
(d) Bard.

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

3. How did the author describe the words that Minor used in his first book?
(a) Obscure and exotic.
(b) Direct and couth.
(c) Strange and different.
(d) Lovely and attractive.

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

5. According to the author, what sort of life did Minor live at Broadmoor?
(a) One of luxury.
(b) One of strangeness and many shocks.
(c) One of perfect leisure and security.
(d) One of inconsistency, but with good food.

6. To which block was William Minor taken upon commitment to Broadmoor?
(a) Block. C.
(b) Block number 4.
(c) Block A
(d) Block number 8.

7. Minor saw his castration as a ________________ act.
(a) Impulsive and stupid.
(b) Natural and timely.
(c) Funny and impulsive.
(d) Religious and redemptive.

8. With what had Minor cut off his penis?
(a) A knife.
(b) A spoon.
(c) A fork.
(d) String.

9. What were Murray's original religious views?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Christian.
(d) Seventh Day Adventist.

10. What was Huxley involved in professionally?
(a) Chemistry and psychology.
(b) Law and mathematics.
(c) Philosophy and chemistry.
(d) Biology and philosophy.

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

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

13. In what year did Brayn order all of Minor's privileges to be removed?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1912.

14. Murray wanted as many ______ as he could get for the words to capture subtle variations in them.
(a) Words.
(b) Quotes.
(c) Connections.
(d) References.

15. In four decades time, 352 pages would become how many pages?
(a) 11,846.
(b) 16,211.
(c) 15,487.
(d) 14,425.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wing in Broadmoor was kept for parole patients?

2. According to Minor, every word would possibly be a ______ now that he was beginning his work on the dictionary.

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

4. Who came first to the Broadmoor Asylum?

5. Over time, how did Minor feel about his crimes?

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