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

2. What does Tolkien suggest is the greatest resource for the information the schoolboy is seeking in Letter #114?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) The Silmarillion.
(c) Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics.
(d) The Hobbit.

3. Who provides input , feedback, and advice for the letters in the book?
(a) Humphrey Carpenter.
(b) Christopher Tolkien.
(c) Edith Bratt.
(d) J.R.R. Tolkien.

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

5. What will the alteration mean for the book Tolkien is writing in Letter #128?
(a) It will be designed to have a sequel.
(b) It will be meant not to be read by children.
(c) It will be designed not to have a sequel.
(d) It will be meant to be read by children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the conversation about accents take place that Tolkien discusses in his letter to Christopher?

2. How does Tolkien describe the change that he has made to his manuscript in Letter #129?

3. Who does Tolkien express gratitude to in Letter #6?

4. How long is Tolkien separated from Edith, making his affection for her grow stronger?

5. Which school is Tolkien attending when the first letter begins?

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