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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Now the Books Themselves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is left out of the letters included in "To Unwin about The Hobbit"?
(a) Months and dates.
(b) The full names of the people that the letters are addressed to.
(c) Personal information.
(d) The endings of the letters.

2. What two factors contribute to the main part of Letter #66 to Christopher?
(a) Fiction and the writing of an imaginary world.
(b) Real life and the idea of living in an imaginary world.
(c) Fiction and the idea of living in an imaginary world.
(d) Real life and the writing of an imaginary world.

3. In general, why do Tolkien and C.S. Lewis meet several times?
(a) To give each other literary criticism.
(b) To play games.
(c) To edit each other's manuscripts.
(d) To discuss sports and politics.

4. Where is the man whose accent Tolkien refers to as "English after being wiped over with a dirty sponge" from?
(a) New England.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New Hampshire.

5. What is the only thing capable of destroying the Ring in Tolkien's story?
(a) A special type of fire.
(b) A certain magical spell.
(c) The water from a specific river.
(d) The power generated from another ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolkien expect the publisher to respond to his opinions of the cover designs?

2. What is the main subject of Letters #146, 147, and 148?

3. How many times do the Elves and the Dwarves share an enduring friendship throughout their history?

4. After the Hobbits originate, where does the Dark Power that Tolkien describes in Letter #131 exist?

5. How does Tolkien consider the term "Elves"?

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