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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to the author, for how long had Minor been planning to physically mutilate his sexual organs?
(a) Since childhood.
(b) Months.
(c) It was an impulsive act.
(d) Days.

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

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

8. When was the great dictionary dinner held?
(a) November 18th, 1894.
(b) October 12th, 1897.
(c) January 2nd, 1890.
(d) February 17th, 1896.

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

10. At Broadmoor, who was searched and taken to Surrey?
(a) William Bard.
(b) James Ward.
(c) John McClellan.
(d) William Minor.

11. Part of the difficult process of writing the dictionary included the envelope of ______ being properly applied and analyzed.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Admissions.
(c) Words.
(d) Quotations.

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

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

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

15. What wing in Broadmoor was kept for parole patients?
(a) Block number 2.
(b) Block B.
(c) Block C.
(d) Block number 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. For each book, what did Minor write?

2. Describe Minor's routine for writing his first book.

3. The Scriptorium made out of ______________.

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

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

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