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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. Carpenter is expected, but is greeted with some puzzlement. Why?

2. Father Francis was still angry with Ronald for what?

3. Members of Exeter College saw great promise in the student and suggested that Ronald become what?

4. What was the sole purpose of this club?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in January of 1913?

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

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

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

5. What did members of Exeter College think of Ronald when he came in second place?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After another tour of duty, Tolkien returns to Oxford and moves his family to Leeds.

Part 1) How does this affect the Tolkien's lives? Is this a good change in the Tolkien's lives? Why or why not?

Part 2) What role does the Viking Club play in Ronald's life? How might this have affected his family life? Why?

Part 3) How did this time at Oxford aid Tolkien in creating his language and preparing to write the books that would make him wealthy and famous?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Tolkien had a love for languages.

Part 1) Describe this love for languages. When did it begin?

Part 2) What caused this love for languages? How did this love affect his work? How did this love affect his social life and family life?

Part 3) How important is language in his literature? How might it add to Tolkien's popularity? Explain.

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