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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. Why is the baby named John?
(a) After a friend of the family.
(b) After his father.
(c) After his uncle.
(d) After his grandfather.

2. In 1917, Edith gave birth to a baby boy, John Francis Reuel; the name Francis as a tribute to whom?
(a) Tolkien's grandfather.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Father Francis Morgan.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. It was during this time that Tolkien started to do what?

2. Tolkien is in the process of working on what?

3. 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?

4. Tolkien received a letter from Christopher Wiseman, informing him that who had been killed?

5. In January 1913, Ronald Tolkien turned 21 and was thrilled that he could finally do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tolkien do while he was recovering from trench fever?

2. What did Tolkien create with Eric Valentine Gordon?

3. How do both Mabel and Arthur feel about returning to England?

4. What does Ronald think of Exeter College?

5. What is odd about the Bloemfontein home?

6. What does Humphrey Carpenter say about the Tolkiens in Part One of this book?

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

8. Why did Edith live away from Ronald for a period of time?

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

10. What are the first two languages Tolkien creates? Describe them.

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