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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It was during this time that Tolkien started to do what?
(a) Write.
(b) Dance.
(c) Read.
(d) Sing.

2. Tolkien sold the original manuscripts of his published works to what university?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) Eastern Michigan University.
(c) Marquette University.
(d) Michigan State University.

3. Carpenter points out that in every photograph the situation and location seemed to be what?
(a) Unusual.
(b) Silly.
(c) Very odd.
(d) Quite ordinary.

4. Eventually, Tolkien told his publisher that he was "forgetting about children." Why?
(a) He was tired of writing for children.
(b) The new story was becoming frightening and was perhaps unsuitable for young minds.
(c) Children no longer liked his work.
(d) He was annoyed by his own children.

5. Christopher recovered from his ailment, returned to school and eventually did what?
(a) Went to Cambridge.
(b) Went to Oxford.
(c) Went to Trinity College.
(d) Went to Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Stanley Unwin surprise Tolkien?

2. Why was the publication of THE HOBBIT quite a learning experience for Tolkien?

3. North Oxford had become a community of academics, their wives, and families who lived where?

4. The first language Tolkien produced to his own satisfaction was _____________, a complex language based on the Finnish vocabulary.

5. When did Father Francis permit Tolkien to write to Edith?

(see the answer key)

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