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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, To Unwin about The Hobbit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As mentioned in Letter #69, which specific part of his manuscript does Tolkien plan on revising?
(a) Where the Moon has risen and set.
(b) When the Moon has risen and set.
(c) When the Sun has risen and set.
(d) Where the Sun has risen and set.

2. What assertion does Tolkien make about Farmer Giles of Ham?
(a) It is a children's book.
(b) It is his longest work to date.
(c) It is an unfinished work.
(d) It is not a children's book.

3. What words does Tolkien use to replace "Elves"?
(a) Elf, Elfen, and Elven.
(b) Elf and Elfen.
(c) Elf and Elven.
(d) Elfen and Elven.

4. What book inspired a schoolboy to write to Tolkien, prompting his response in Letter #114?
(a) The Hobbit.
(b) The Lord of the Rings.
(c) The Silmarillion.
(d) Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Allen & Unwin?

2. What is left out of the letters included in "To Unwin about The Hobbit"?

3. In Letter #27, which of the following does Tolkien say that he will leave the drawing of to someone who can draw ?

4. How does Tolkien describe the domestic problems he is having in a letter before he moves to a small house?

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

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