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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Madness of War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author describe the attitude of the killer caught for Merrett's death upon the killer's capture?
(a) Excited and happy.
(b) Bored and uninterested.
(c) Cool and collected.
(d) Embarrassed and sad.

2. Merrett's killer was from ______________.
(a) Portland, Maine.
(b) Seattle, Washington.
(c) New Haven, Connecticut.
(d) New York, New York.

3. With whom was William to live upon arriving in the United States?
(a) Missionaries.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His Aunt.

4. Where were George Merrett and his wife originally from?
(a) Gloucestershire.
(b) Hampshire.
(c) Lambeth.
(d) Derry.

5. What did Merrett's killer claim about the murder?
(a) It was in self defense.
(b) He had been waiting to do that for some time.
(c) It was easy.
(d) He was too drunk to know what was happening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two words does the author use to describe the Lambeth area, particularly in relation to the undrained marsh?

2. How many years later did the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary come out after the original?

3. What would the definitive quotes show in the Oxford English Dictionary?

4. The Minor family came to the United States only a decade after what group of people?

5. What climate is the island of Ceylon?

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