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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Part 2, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tolkien is in the process of working on what?
(a) A movie.
(b) A sequel to THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
(c) A contradiction that appears in THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
(d) A new book.

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

3. The small sum of money that had been invested by Arthur would only bring an income of ___________________ per week, an amount that is barely enough to sustain the family at the poverty level.
(a) 50 shillings.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 30 pounds.
(d) 30 shillings.

4. Why is the trip to England postponed?
(a) There is a horrible storm.
(b) Mabel becomes pregnant.
(c) Mabel becomes ill.
(d) Arthur loses his job.

5. In 1891 Mabel Suffield leaves her family in Birmingham to travel where?
(a) To South Africa.
(b) To South Vietnam.
(c) To South America.
(d) To South Korea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been converted into an office?

2. What does Mabel decide to do about her children's education?

3. What is one of the many strange disturbances in the house at Bloemfontein?

4. Carpenter believes that Tolkien may have substituted his mother with what?

5. Mabel decides to convert to what religion?

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