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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the story of THE HOBBIT moved along, some of what crept in?
(a) Tolkien's poetry.
(b) Tolkien's mythology.
(c) Tolkien's family.
(d) Tolkien's other stories.

2. At the Oratory, who does Mabel Tolkien meet?
(a) Father Frank Alexander Montgomery.
(b) Father Frederick Xander Miller.
(c) Father Francis Xavier Morgan.
(d) Father Filipo Alessandro Mulligan.

3. While at Leeds Tolkien met up with Eric Valentine Gordon. How did he know Eric?
(a) Tolkien had been friends with Eric's parents.
(b) Eric had introduced Edith the Tolkien.
(c) Eric had tutored him at one point.
(d) Tolkien had tutored him at one point.

4. Without Edith, Ronald focused his entire life around what?
(a) Another young lady.
(b) School at King Edward's.
(c) His faith.
(d) His friends.

5. What is one of the great mysteries about THE HOBBIT?
(a) No one knows where Tolkien's ideas came from.
(b) No one is quite sure when the book was started.
(c) No one knows who actually wrote it.
(d) No one is quite sure if the story was ever completed.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman took the typescript, read it and then did what with it?

2. What does Mabel think of Bloemfontein?

3. Where did Tolkien work when he returned to Oxford?

4. Tolkien began writing what he referred to as "The Book of Lost Tales." The first story would eventually become what?

5. Mabel notices that Ronald is a bright student who is interested in what?

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