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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Allen & Unwin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tolkien design the book, Farmer Giles of Ham?
(a) To be read as several separate stories.
(b) To be read aloud.
(c) To be read in one sitting.
(d) Not to be read aloud.

2. In what year are the earliest letters in the book written?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1916.

3. What does Tolkien offer to the schoolboy in Letter #114?
(a) The first draft of a never released manuscript.
(b) Early copies of documents.
(c) An encyclopedia set.
(d) Monogrammed stationery.

4. In Letter, #6, to what college subject does Tolkien refer?
(a) English Literature.
(b) Middle English.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) History.

5. What has Tolkien found in his manuscript when he writes Letter #69?
(a) Inconsistencies.
(b) Too many metaphors.
(c) Inaccuracies.
(d) Too many analogies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolkien think children will respond to Farmer Giles of Ham?

2. What assertion does Tolkien make about Farmer Giles of Ham?

3. According to the information provided in Letter #69, how often does Tolkien write to Christopher?

4. Based on the information in the Introduction, how many chapters does the book have?

5. Where is the man whose accent Tolkien refers to as "English after being wiped over with a dirty sponge" from?

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