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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. In what year did Brayn order all of Minor's privileges to be removed?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1912.

2. Why didn't Minor attend the great dictionary dinner?
(a) He was sick.
(b) It was unclear.
(c) He did not want to mix with underlings.
(d) He had been arrested.

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

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

5. When was the publishing of the first installment of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) December 12th, 1887.
(b) May 8th, 1883.
(c) February 6th, 1882.
(d) January 29th, 1884.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Huxley involved in professionally?

2. Who came first to the Broadmoor Asylum?

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

4. For each book, what did Minor write?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Why do you think Murray so grossly underestimated the amount of time it would take to finish the Oxford English Dictionary after the first publication of the first book?

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

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

8. Describe how Minor may have felt when he entered the property at the Broadmoor Asylum.

9. What was one of the greatest mistakes Murray made upon arriving at Broadmoor and speaking to the superintendent?

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

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