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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For the next couple of years why did Edith travel?
(a) To explore the world.
(b) To have some freedom.
(c) To be with Ronald.
(d) To be away from home.

3. Eventually the group changed its name to the "Barrovian Society" but often referred to it as what?
(a) "T.C.B.S."
(b) "T.C.B.A."
(c) "N.C.A.A."
(d) "T.C.B.Y."

4. In 1922, Tolkien was appointed to the position of Professorship of the English Language. What is unique about this position?
(a) It is the oldest position.
(b) It was created especially for Tolkien.
(c) It was created for Tolkien's predecessor.
(d) It is not a real position.

5. Why does Mabel have to be hospitalized?
(a) There is no treatment for Diabetes at this time.
(b) There is no one to care for her at home.
(c) She is very contagious.
(d) She will need to receive treatment.

6. Tolkien replied that he felt the club they had created had come to an end. What is Smith's reply?
(a) The T.C.B.Y had ended.
(b) The T.C.C.C. would never end.
(c) The T.C.B.S. would never end.
(d) The N.C.A.A. had ended.

7. One notable aspect of the photos is what?
(a) The way Ronald Tolkien posed.
(b) The way Ronald Tolkien cut his hair.
(c) The way Ronald Tolkien interacted with his family.
(d) The way Ronald Tolkien preferred to dress.

8. In 1929 Edith gave birth to their fourth and final child, ___________.
(a) Penny Megan Reuel.
(b) Penelope Maria Reuel.
(c) Patricia Morgan Reuel.
(d) Priscilla Mary Reuel.

9. Mabel notices that Ronald is a bright student who is interested in what?
(a) Art.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Science.
(d) Languages.

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

11. 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 1957.
(c) Humphrey Carpenter's visit to Ronald Tolkien in 1977.
(d) Humphrey Carpenter's visit to Ronald Tolkien in 1967.

12. In the spring of 1904 Mabel is diagnosed with what?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Heart disease.

13. What was the sole purpose of this club?
(a) To eat Swedish food.
(b) To drink massive quantities of beer, read sagas, and sing.
(c) To read Scandinavian literature.
(d) To learn a foreign language.

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

15. Tolkien began to pay the most attention to what as opposed to the story itself?
(a) The language.
(b) The time period.
(c) The people.
(d) The landscape.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tolkien and Lewis both indulged in wearing what type of clothing?

3. As Ronald and Edith's wedding drew nearer, what became a concern?

4. Some also believe that Mabel's death encouraged Tolkien to do what?

5. Carpenter believes that Tolkien may have substituted his mother with what?

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