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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mabel think of Bloemfontein?
(a) She loves it.
(b) She does not think anything of it.
(c) She is afraid of it.
(d) She is not fond of it.

2. Carpenter meets Edith. How does he describe her?
(a) Very petite and pleasant.
(b) Very depressed and rude.
(c) Very quiet and shy.
(d) Very odd and unusual.

3. Ronald managed to fit in with the help of some fellow ___________.
(a) Freshmen.
(b) Young men.
(c) Catholic students.
(d) Protestant students.

4. In 1924, Edith gave birth to a third son, Christopher Reuel, named after whom?
(a) Christopher Wiseman.
(b) Christopher Robin.
(c) Christopher Moore.
(d) Christopher Wren.

5. Part one relays details of what?
(a) Humphrey Carpenter's visit to Ronald Tolkien in 1947.
(b) Humphrey Carpenter's visit to Ronald Tolkien in 1977.
(c) Humphrey Carpenter's visit to Ronald Tolkien in 1957.
(d) Humphrey Carpenter's visit to Ronald Tolkien in 1967.

6. Carpenter is expected, but is greeted with some puzzlement. Why?
(a) As if the professor does not know where he is.
(b) As if the professor does not know him.
(c) As if the professor has forgotten about the appointment.
(d) As if the professor has forgotten his own name.

7. Tolkien is in the process of working on what?
(a) A movie.
(b) A sequel to THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
(c) A contradiction that appears in THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
(d) A new book.

8. To Tolkien, this death represented what?
(a) The beginning of an era.
(b) The end of his life.
(c) The end of an era.
(d) The end of the world.

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

10. Where did Tolkien work when he returned to Oxford?
(a) In a Barnes and Noble.
(b) In the school bookstore.
(c) In a library.
(d) The New English Dictionary workroom.

11. As Ronald and Edith's wedding drew nearer, what became a concern?
(a) The subject of where the wedding would be held.
(b) The subject of where they would live.
(c) The subject of religion.
(d) The subject of children.

12. As Tolkien was recovering from trench fever, Christopher Wiseman wrote and told his friend that it was time to start what?
(a) Writing the epic.
(b) Writing a small book.
(c) Writing short stories.
(d) Writing poetry.

13. Why does the couple move into the Bank House?
(a) It is in England.
(b) It is a small, modest home.
(c) It is near the train station.
(d) It is on the premises of the Bank of Africa, where Arthur is employed.

14. Why is the trip to England postponed?
(a) Mabel becomes pregnant.
(b) Arthur loses his job.
(c) There is a horrible storm.
(d) Mabel becomes ill.

15. For what was Tolkien known, regarding his personality?
(a) Having no sense of humor.
(b) Being serious.
(c) Being shy and quiet.
(d) Having a good sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Ronald eager to please Father Francis?

2. Ronald received medical care, but never got any better. What happened next?

3. For the next couple of years why did Edith travel?

4. Ronald was adamant that Edith become what?

5. Chapter 7, titled "War," takes place during the summer of _________, after England declared war on Germany.

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