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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Some also believe that Mabel's death encouraged Tolkien to do what?
(a) Become a Catholic.
(b) Expand his study of various languages.
(c) Stay in school.
(d) Marry Edith.

3. Tolkien was fortunate to survive what he referred to as what?
(a) "Silly warfare."
(b) "Unreasonable warfare."
(c) "Rediculous warfare."
(d) "Trench warfare."

4. Ronald spent his final year at King Edward's deeply involved in what?
(a) The debating society and the football league.
(b) Thinking about Edith.
(c) A secret relationship with Edith.
(d) Planning his life after graduation.

5. It was also important that the work did not become what?
(a) A waste of time.
(b) A metaphor.
(c) An allegory.
(d) An embarrassment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which child did Tolkien write letters to in particular?

2. Carpenter is expected, but is greeted with some puzzlement. Why?

3. What did the Tolkiens hope would give them some relief from the almost constant and intolerable flow of visitors, mail, and gifts that were always present in Headington?

4. When C.S. Lewis died in 1963, how did Tolkien feel?

5. Tolkien replied that he felt the club they had created had come to an end. What is Smith's reply?

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