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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Carpenter believes that Tolkien may have substituted his mother with what?
(a) His faith in the Catholic Church.
(b) His love for Edith.
(c) His writing.
(d) His friends.

2. All of Tolkien's attention was split between the new book along and the Oxford professorship until what happened?
(a) Christopher was diagnosed with a mysterious liver ailment.
(b) Christopher was diagnosed with a mysterious lung ailment.
(c) Christopher was diagnosed with a mysterious kidney ailment.
(d) Christopher was diagnosed with a mysterious heart ailment.

3. At this point Carpenter introduces __________, a friend of Tolkien's and popular lecturer on medieval studies.
(a) C.S. Lewis.
(b) P.T. Deutermann.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) P.T. Barnum.

4. Together Gordon and Tolkien formed what?
(a) The Swedish Club.
(b) The Scandinavian Club.
(c) The Viking Club.
(d) The Nors Club.

5. The woman took the typescript, read it and then did what with it?
(a) Recommended it to the publishers.
(b) Threw it away.
(c) Sent it back to Tolkien.
(d) Published it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christopher recovered from his ailment, returned to school and eventually did what?

2. Tolkien jumped into his studies and was thrilled when he had the opportunity to do what?

3. After reading through Tolkien's completed manuscripts, what did Unwin do?

4. In 1929 Edith gave birth to their fourth and final child, ___________.

5. In 1924, Edith gave birth to a third son, Christopher Reuel, named after whom?

(see the answer key)

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