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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oswin wish he was, so he could travel with Albion?

2. What did Albion call visions of an alien world?

3. Who was Earendel and Elwing's only child?

4. What were the two trees the Valinor created made of?

5. With whom was Oswin having a conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did two plot devices affect the writings of Lewis and Tolkien?

2. When did the Moon and Sun arise?

3. What are some differences in the early and later documents?

4. How was Albion's wish to time travel granted?

5. How is the second manuscript mentioned in Part 1, Chapter 2 dated and shown later edits?

6. What was the first generation of the Sun?

7. What manuscripts does Part Two contain?

8. What were the significant royal relationships among the Numeroreans?

9. What happened when Fingolfin led his people to Middle-Earth?

10. What is the Nameless Land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Audoin's fall from grace. How does this relate to a religious concept of the fallen angel? Is Audoin's temptation similar to that of Lucifer in hell? What parallels do you see in Tolkein's tale to that of the Bible?

Essay Topic 2

Violence occurs throughout the novel. Who is violent and to whom? What is killed or destroyed? What if anything is gained through violence or destruction? Which characters are challenged to act as a result of violence in The Lost Road and Other Writings?

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism occurs throughout The Lost Road and Other Writings. Identify 2-3 examples. What is their significance to the main characters of Audoin and Albion and to the story line?

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