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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mabel decide to do about her children's education?
(a) She will homeschool them.
(b) She pays for them to attend the most expensive school in the country.
(c) She sends them to a neighbor for tutoring.
(d) She ends it.

2. Tolkien and Lewis both indulged in wearing what type of clothing?
(a) Extremely fashionable clothes.
(b) Extremely masculine clothes.
(c) Extremely flashy clothes.
(d) Extremely unusual clothes.

3. Much to Ronald's delight his childhood club survived graduation from King Edward's and continued its activities including what?
(a) The production of a movie.
(b) The production of a play.
(c) The production of an opera.
(d) The production of a musical.

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

5. What grave mistake did Stanley Unwin make?
(a) He did not tell Tolkien of his son's idea.
(b) He sent a copy of his son's letter to Tolkien
(c) He ignored Tolkien.
(d) He teased Tolkien.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1952, Rayner Unwin proposed a new deal to Tolkien for THE LORD OF THE RINGS. What was this deal?

2. Why does Mabel travel here?

3. It was frustrating for the publishers to see Tolkien focused on every minute detail rather than what?

4. As Tolkien was recovering from trench fever, Christopher Wiseman wrote and told his friend that it was time to start what?

5. Did Tolkien believe that the work was flawless?

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