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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pages did "A" have in the first published installment?
(a) 341.
(b) 352.
(c) 142.
(d) 175.

2. The Scriptorium made out of ______________.
(a) Aluminum.
(b) Copper.
(c) Corrugated iron.
(d) Steel.

3. On what day of the week in November did Murray decide to travel and meet Minor?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Sunday.

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

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

6. How did Murray feel about the fact that Minor had not attended the dinners?
(a) Happy and fine.
(b) Perplexed and irritated.
(c) Confused but understanding.
(d) Irritated and curious.

7. Which word did Murray have so much trouble with that it had to be sent to Dr. Minor?
(a) Do.
(b) Art.
(c) Death.
(d) Love.

8. After the first installment, how long did Murray believe it would take him to finish the entire book?
(a) Six years.
(b) Eleven years.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Eighteen years.

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

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

11. According to the author, the subgroups in the Oxford English Dictionary had to be ______ organized.
(a) Meticulously.
(b) Alphabetically.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Chronologically.

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

13. Whom does the author conjecture may have pushed Minor towards Deism?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Murray.
(c) Merrett.
(d) Huxley.

14. What was Minor's most well known artistic inclination?
(a) Painting.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Playing piano.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the publishing of the first installment, where was all of Murray's work done?

2. How many defining sentences were in Minor's response to the word with which Murray was having problems?

3. Part of the difficult process of writing the dictionary included the envelope of ______ being properly applied and analyzed.

4. When Murray sees the superintendent of Broadmoor, he thinks that the man is _________________.

5. The word which troubled Murray and was sent to Minor had _______________ "shades of meaning."

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