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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Father Francis permit Tolkien to write to Edith?
(a) On Easter.
(b) On her birthday.
(c) On Christmas.
(d) On his birthday.

2. Why does Mabel travel here?
(a) To marry Arthur Tolkien.
(b) To find a job.
(c) To search for a husband.
(d) To find her parents.

3. Carpenter meets Edith. How does he describe her?
(a) Very petite and pleasant.
(b) Very depressed and rude.
(c) Very odd and unusual.
(d) Very quiet and shy.

4. Ronald managed to fit in with the help of some fellow ___________.
(a) Young men.
(b) Protestant students.
(c) Freshmen.
(d) Catholic students.

5. What did Tolkien and Stanley Unwin think of each other?
(a) The other was quite strange.
(b) They were very similar.
(c) The other was insane.
(d) The other was rude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mabel think of Bloemfontein?

2. For the next couple of years why did Edith travel?

3. At this point Carpenter introduces __________, a friend of Tolkien's and popular lecturer on medieval studies.

4. Mabel decides to convert to what religion?

5. All of Tolkien's attention was split between the new book along and the Oxford professorship until what happened?

(see the answer key)

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