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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What thoughts did Minor have once he received the rules?
(a) He would marry Eliza.
(b) He would become a scholar again.
(c) He would escape the asylum.
(d) He would begin work in Ceylon again.

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

4. Which word did Murray have so much trouble with that it had to be sent to Dr. Minor?
(a) Love.
(b) Art.
(c) Do.
(d) Death.

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

6. Murray wanted as many ______ as he could get for the words to capture subtle variations in them.
(a) Quotes.
(b) Connections.
(c) References.
(d) Words.

7. What was Huxley involved in professionally?
(a) Philosophy and chemistry.
(b) Chemistry and psychology.
(c) Law and mathematics.
(d) Biology and philosophy.

8. How long did it take Murray to travel to see Minor?
(a) A little over a day.
(b) A bit under an hour.
(c) A bit under a day.
(d) A bit over an hour.

9. Why did many people write from abroad regarding Minor?
(a) To complain of his harrassment.
(b) To request his euthanizing.
(c) To make sure he was being well looked after.
(d) To ask for his autograph.

10. Where was Minor blocked after the first few months of his stay at Broadmoor?
(a) Block number 2.
(b) Block C.
(c) Block number 3.
(d) Block B.

11. How many defining sentences were in Minor's response to the word with which Murray was having problems?
(a) 21.
(b) 42.
(c) 27.
(d) 18.

12. How old was Broadmoor when Minor first arrived?
(a) Nine years old.
(b) Five months old.
(c) Twelve years old.
(d) Six years old.

13. To whom did Minor write in order to make amends for his crimes?
(a) His victim's widow.
(b) His victim.
(c) His son's friend.
(d) His victim's son.

14. Minor's submissions to Murray arrived in ______________.
(a) Oxford.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Derry.
(d) Hampshire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Minor, every word would possibly be a ______ now that he was beginning his work on the dictionary.

2. Which of the following helped Minor become comfortable at Broadmoor?

3. According to the author, after organizing a quote what kind of a definition did Murray have to write?

4. Why did Murray want Minor to be able to travel home?

5. According to the author, what sort of life did Minor live at Broadmoor?

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