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

2. Together Gordon and Tolkien formed what?
(a) The Swedish Club.
(b) The Nors Club.
(c) The Scandinavian Club.
(d) The Viking Club.

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

4. Some of the pressure was relieved when Ronald received a scholarship titled the "Open Classical Exhibition" to where?
(a) Exeter College.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Leeds.
(d) Xavier College.

5. What was Ronald's group of friends and fellow students unofficially named?
(a) The "Tea Club."
(b) The "Literature Club."
(c) The "Authors' Club."
(d) The "Boys' Club."

Short Answer Questions

1. Mabel decides to convert to what religion?

2. When did Father Francis permit Tolkien to write to Edith?

3. How is this conversion received by her family?

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

5. Ronald managed to fit in with the help of some fellow ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to T.C.B.S. after graduation?

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

4. Why is Mabel worried about providing for her children?

5. What is odd about the Bloemfontein home?

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

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

8. How does Mabel feel about Bloemfontein? How does she act in regards to her feelings? Why does she act this way?

9. How did Edith feel when Ronald was called back to duty?

10. How does Ronald spend his final year at King Edward's?

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