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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the couple move into the Bank House?
(a) It is on the premises of the Bank of Africa, where Arthur is employed.
(b) It is a small, modest home.
(c) It is near the train station.
(d) It is in England.

2. The delay in Tolkien's next installment of books could be blamed in part on what?
(a) The man's perfectionism.
(b) His family concerns.
(c) The war.
(d) His ill health.

3. Eventually, Tolkien told his publisher that he was "forgetting about children." Why?
(a) Children no longer liked his work.
(b) He was tired of writing for children.
(c) The new story was becoming frightening and was perhaps unsuitable for young minds.
(d) He was annoyed by his own children.

4. Ronald spent his final year at King Edward's deeply involved in what?
(a) Thinking about Edith.
(b) Planning his life after graduation.
(c) A secret relationship with Edith.
(d) The debating society and the football league.

5. In 1920, Ronald applied for a job at the University of Leeds as what?
(a) A Professor of English.
(b) A Reader in English Language.
(c) A Reader in Foreign Language.
(d) A Professor of Philology.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story of THE HOBBIT was written for what purpose?

2. Why does Mabel have to be hospitalized?

3. Where did Tolkien work when he returned to Oxford?

4. Did Tolkien believe that the work was flawless?

5. When did Tolkien finish the manuscript?

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