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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many other men are traveling with Tolkien during his conversation about accents?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. How many times do the Elves and the Dwarves share an enduring friendship throughout their history?
(a) Four times.
(b) Once.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

3. Who participates in the Machine?
(a) Mortals.
(b) Mortals, Elves, and Hobbits.
(c) Hobbits.
(d) Elves.

4. Why does Tolkien's new publisher need a summary of the books?
(a) To use for publicity.
(b) To include on the inside cover.
(c) To use for copyrighting the work.
(d) To include on the back cover.

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

6. How does Tolkien describe the alteration he is contemplating making to his manuscript in Letter #128?
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) General.
(c) Specific.
(d) Decorative.

7. By what year does Tolkien insist that his books be published with his new publisher?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1951.

8. Who is the person that Tolkien thanks, and is the recipient of Letter #130?
(a) George Allen.
(b) Rayner Unwin.
(c) Humphrey Carpenter.
(d) Milton Waldman.

9. Which one of the following best describes Tolkien's recount of the history surrounding his poem in "Publisher Drama"?
(a) Lengthy.
(b) Incomplete.
(c) Expected.
(d) Brief.

10. During the time these letters are written, what term do the British typically use to label Americans?
(a) City folk.
(b) Yanks.
(c) Westerners.
(d) Colonists.

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

12. Who provides the main order of the letters included in the book?
(a) J.R.R. Tolkien.
(b) Edith Bratt.
(c) Humphrey Carpenter.
(d) Christopher Tolkien.

13. How old is J.R.R. Tolkien in the first letter?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Eighteen.

14. How long is the summary that Tolkien's new publisher asks him to write at the end of "Publisher Drama"?
(a) Two-hundred words.
(b) One-hundred-and-fifty words.
(c) Fifty words.
(d) One-hundred words.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, why do Tolkien and C.S. Lewis meet several times?

2. What do the letters selected for "To Unwin about The Hobbit" have in common?

3. How do the Hobbits respond to magic in Tolkien's stories?

4. What is the term "galleys" used to refer to in "The Professor"?

5. How does Tolkien originally respond to Unwin's request about the poem?

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