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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Broadmoor when Minor first arrived?
(a) Nine years old.
(b) Five months old.
(c) Twelve years old.
(d) Six years old.

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

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

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

5. Who was the editor of the Oxford English Dictionary in 1915?
(a) James Henry.
(b) Bradley Henry.
(c) Henry Bradley.
(d) Henry James.

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

7. From what country were the two men who did not attend the great dictionary dinner?
(a) The United States.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Ceylon.

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

9. How many defining sentences were in Minor's response to the word with which Murray was having problems?
(a) 18.
(b) 42.
(c) 27.
(d) 21.

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

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

12. According to Minor, every word would possibly be a ______ now that he was beginning his work on the dictionary.
(a) "Catchword."
(b) "Play."
(c) "Flash."
(d) "Challenge."

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

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

15. How many rooms did Minor have during his stay at Broadmoor?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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. What did Minor have shelves made for at Broadmoor?

3. Whom does the author conjecture may have pushed Minor towards Deism?

4. According to the author, for how long had Minor been planning to physically mutilate his sexual organs?

5. What was the name of Minor's first book?

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