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

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Minor saw his castration as a ________________ act.

2. In 1915, which newspaper did the editor of the Oxford English Dictionary write to and complain about the story of Murray meeting Minor in the asylum?

3. In four decades time, 352 pages would become how many pages?

4. What was Murray filled with after learning that Minor was a patient at the asylum?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. The author compares Murray to a general on a battlefield. Why?

4. Do you think it is the author's opinion that electroshock therapy affected Minor?

5. Why could Minor more easily understand Murray's directions in comparison to others?

6. Was it good that Minor began to view the asylum as his home?

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

8. What showed the great essence of teamwork between Murray and Minor?

9. It is suggested that Murray's letter to Minor was a token of forgiveness. Why?

10. What was the overarching reason why Murray decided to visit Minor?

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