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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Priscilla remain?

2. Tolkien was unhappy about splitting the work into three volumes and insisted on what?

3. Several years of delays and mishaps occurred until in ________ when Tolkien gave up on Collins and went back to Allen and Unwin.

4. The first book review was written by whom?

5. Who looked after Tolkien after his return to Oxford?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Unwin do with all of Tolkien's completed manuscripts? Why?

2. How did the money Tolkien made from this book affect him?

3. Describe Edith regaining of good spirits.

4. Why was the story of THE HOBBIT written?

5. What happened when Oxford took notice of the book?

6. What did Tolkien do when he became eager to cut ties with his publishers? How did they react?

7. What happened when the money began pouring in?

8. How did Tolkien feel when C.S. Lewis died? Why did he feel this way?

9. Why was it recommended that Tolkien finish THE HOBBIT?

10. What do Stanley Unwin and Ronald Tolkien think of one another?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After another tour of duty, Tolkien returns to Oxford and moves his family to Leeds.

Part 1) How does this affect the Tolkien's lives? Is this a good change in the Tolkien's lives? Why or why not?

Part 2) What role does the Viking Club play in Ronald's life? How might this have affected his family life? Why?

Part 3) How did this time at Oxford aid Tolkien in creating his language and preparing to write the books that would make him wealthy and famous?

Essay Topic 2

Tolkien has a few close friends.

Part 1) Who does he consider to be his close friends? What does he have in common with these individuals?

Part 2) How do these friends influence his life and work? When these friends are lost, for example, due to death, how is Tolkien affected? What does this reveal about him?

Part 3) Who are your close friends? How do they influence you? How do you support one another in various aspects of your life? How might your life change if those friends were no longer in your life?

Essay Topic 3

THE HOBBIT was a success.

Part 1) Why was it successful? What contributed to this success?

Part 2) To what did this success lead? How did this success affect Tolkien and his family? What challenges did Tolkien face when writing and publishing this book? How does this foreshadow his experiences with "The Lord of the Rings?"

Part 3) What success have you had in your own life? To what can you contribute this? How did this success alter you?

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