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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part one relays details of what?

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

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

4. 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?

5. In 1920, Ronald applied for a job at the University of Leeds as what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did G.B. Smith's words, "May you say the things I have tried to say long after I am not there to say them," do for Ronald?

4. What did Tolkien create with Eric Valentine Gordon?

5. What is odd about the Bloemfontein home?

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

7. Why does Mabel plan a trip to England? Why is the trip postponed?

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

9. What happens during the summer of 1914?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

World War I greatly affects Tolkien.

Part 1) What happens during this war to affect Tolkien and his family? How might this compare to how the war affected others throughout the world?

Part 2) How might the events surrounding World War I have influenced Tolkien's work? Explain. How might the war have affected other aspects of life during this time? How might these changes in everyday life have had an influence on Tolkien's work?

Part 3) How has this war affected us today? How different would our world be if World War I had never occurred?

Essay Topic 2

A myriad of photographs were taken of and by the Tolkien family.

Part 1) What does the author say about these photographs? Why are these photographs useful to the writing of this book?

Part 2) What do the photographs reveal about the Tolkien family life and interests? How does their family life compare to your own?

Part 3) What do these photographs reveal about Tolkien himself? How does this reveal about the connection between Tolkien and the characters he creates, as well as the stories he tells?

Essay Topic 3

World War II changes Tolkien's life?

Part 1) How does World War II change Tolkien's life? How do these changes compare to those that took place during and after World War I?

Part 2) How might similar changes have taken place all over Great Britain and elsewhere in the world? How might the affects of war influenced Tolkien in the writing of his books?

Part 3) How has war changed your own life? How might war influence your own creative ventures?

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