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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ronald returned to his studies only to find that he had fallen behind and had to cram six weeks of work into a short period of time in order to complete the course. In what place did he come?
(a) Tenth.
(b) First.
(c) Second.
(d) Fourth.

3. North Oxford had become a community of academics, their wives, and families who lived where?
(a) In large apartments.
(b) In cheap rental homes.
(c) In small, modest homes.
(d) In the grand mansions and suburban villas.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Ronald's group of friends and fellow students unofficially named?

3. Until the late 1800s, at what university were most of the college fellows required to take holy vows and not permitted to marry?

4. Why does Mabel have to be hospitalized?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do many people question Tolkien in regards to his mythology and devout Catholic faith? What is Tolkien's response?

2. What did Tolkien do when he returned to Oxford?

3. Why is Ronald allowed to contact Edith? What did Ronald learn about Edith?

4. What is odd about the Bloemfontein home?

5. What became a concern for Ronald and Edith, prior to their wedding?

6. When does Mabel arrive in South Africa? What takes place at the time of their wedding?

7. For how long has Mabel Suffield been engaged to Arthur Tolkien? Why could she not marry him earlier?

8. Who was the Tolkiens' second son when was he born?

9. How does Father Francis feel about Ronald's engagement to Edith?

10. What does Ronald do without Edith in his life?

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