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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Minor regard the Asylum?
(a) As his home.
(b) As his playground.
(c) As his temple.
(d) As his library.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Minor blocked after the first few months of his stay at Broadmoor?

2. What word does the author give as an example to show Minor's love for accuracy and detail?

3. From what country were the two men who did not attend the great dictionary dinner?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the significance of Minor's submissions evolving from one slip of paper to large paper bags arriving in Murray's office.

2. In what ways could Murray be seen as a voice of reason and motivation for Minor to stay on task to the Oxford English Dictionary?

3. The author only briefly mentions Dr. Hall's absence from the dinner. Why is this significant in relation to his opinion of Minor?

4. What effect did Murray and his workers' reliance on Minor's letters and help have on Minor?

5. What can one infer from the fact that Minor had many people who wrote letters to Broadmoor, inquiring about his health and well-being?

6. What is relevant about the fact that Minor was a fan of Huxley, particularly his idea of agnosticism?

7. How did Minor come to be able to return to the United States at the end of his life? What obstacles did he face along the way?

8. What does Murray's Scriptorium represent to present day scholars of the English language?

9. In Chapter 6, what do the author's previously established characteristics of Minor suggest about how he may have gotten along with the parole patients in Block 2?

10. What was miraculous about Mrs. Merrett deciding to see Minor at Broadmoor?

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