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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. According to the author, in what year did Minor complete his first word list?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1883.

5. According to the author, after organizing a quote what kind of a definition did Murray have to write?
(a) A referenced one.
(b) An elegant one.
(c) A detailed one.
(d) A succinct one.

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

7. After the publishing of the first installment, where was all of Murray's work done?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) The Greenhouse.
(c) His office.
(d) The Scriptorium.

8. How long did each book of the dictionary take Minor to complete?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three months.
(c) One year.
(d) Five months.

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

10. What did the act of sending the rules to Minor symbolize to him?
(a) Courtship.
(b) Friendliness.
(c) Childhood memories.
(d) Forgiveness.

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

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

13. 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) Indexing.
(c) Making calls to those who had submitted words.
(d) Calling Murray to confirm word validity.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For each book, what did Minor write?

2. How many pages did "A" have in the first published installment?

3. How did Minor regard the Asylum?

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

5. Minor's submissions to Murray arrived in ______________.

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