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

2. Whom does the author conjecture may have pushed Minor towards Deism?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Merrett.
(c) Huxley.
(d) Murray.

3. For each book, what did Minor write?
(a) A word list.
(b) A letter to Ms. Merrett.
(c) A complete and detailed reference list.
(d) A letter to Murray to announce its coming.

4. Why did Murray want Minor to be able to travel home?
(a) To be able to die.
(b) To marry Eliza.
(c) To become mentally healthy again.
(d) To write his last book.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author describe Murray's instructions in the beginning of Chapter 7, Entering the Lists?

2. Murray wanted as many ______ as he could get for the words to capture subtle variations in them.

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

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

5. Who created the fictitious meeting of Murray and Minor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What is controversial about the story of the meeting of Minor and Murray?

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

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

8. What was revealed about Minor's character in regards to his response to Murray's letter for help on the Oxford English Dictionary?

9. How did it become clear that Murray had very little idea of what psychological state Minor experienced?

10. 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?

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