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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. St. Philip's is not the best school for the boys and eventually Ronald wins a scholarship to where?

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

3. Tolkien was fortunate to survive what he referred to as what?

4. In 1924, Edith gave birth to a third son, Christopher Reuel, named after whom?

5. To Tolkien, this death represented what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Tolkien create with Eric Valentine Gordon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tolkien has a few close friends.

Part 1) Who does he consider to be his close friends? What does he have in common with these individuals?

Part 2) How do these friends influence his life and work? When these friends are lost, for example, due to death, how is Tolkien affected? What does this reveal about him?

Part 3) Who are your close friends? How do they influence you? How do you support one another in various aspects of your life? How might your life change if those friends were no longer in your life?

Essay Topic 2

Ronald and Edith eventually marry.

Part 1) How do these two reunite after being separated by their guardians? What had been the reason for this separation? Was it beneficial to both Edith and Ronald? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why do these two decide to wed? Should they have married each other? Why or why not?

Part 3) Describe their married life. Is this a happy marriage? Why or why not? Would you say it was a successful marriage? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Challenges exist in the creation of THE LORD OF THE RINGS.

Part 1) Describe the creation of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. What was challenged about this?

Part 2) How are these challenges foreshadowed earlier in the book? How do these challenges both help and hurt Tolkien and his work?

Part 3) What do these challenges and obstacles reinforce, as well as reveal about Tolkien?

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