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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Allen & Unwin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two factors contribute to the main part of Letter #66 to Christopher?
(a) Real life and the writing of an imaginary world.
(b) Fiction and the writing of an imaginary world.
(c) Fiction and the idea of living in an imaginary world.
(d) Real life and the idea of living in an imaginary world.

2. How long is Tolkien separated from Edith, making his affection for her grow stronger?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

3. During the time these letters are written, what term do the British typically use to label Americans?
(a) City folk.
(b) Colonists.
(c) Yanks.
(d) Westerners.

4. What book inspired a schoolboy to write to Tolkien, prompting his response in Letter #114?
(a) The Silmarillion.
(b) Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics.
(c) The Hobbit.
(d) The Lord of the Rings.

5. What does Tolkien offer to the schoolboy in Letter #114?
(a) The first draft of a never released manuscript.
(b) Early copies of documents.
(c) An encyclopedia set.
(d) Monogrammed stationery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many improvements does Tolkien indicate he has made to the manuscript for Farmer Giles of Ham?

2. How does Tolkien design the book, Farmer Giles of Ham?

3. Where is the man whose accent Tolkien refers to as "English after being wiped over with a dirty sponge" from?

4. Who provides the main order of the letters included in the book?

5. Who does Tolkien say are the only people interested in reading his literary works in Letter #115?

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