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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tolkien jumped into his studies and was thrilled when he had the opportunity to do what?
(a) Meet Father Francis for dinner.
(b) Meet C.S. Lewis.
(c) Meet Joseph Wright, a Professor of Comparative Philology.
(d) Meet Edith.

2. How does Ronald feel the moment he sets foot on campus?
(a) He misses King Edward's school.
(b) He is unhappy and depressed.
(c) He is very nervous and unsure.
(d) He knows the college was bound to be his real home.

3. What will Mabel do about housing?
(a) She will buy a home.
(b) She will look for an inexpensive house to rent.
(c) She will stay with her in-laws.
(d) She will stay with a friend.

4. Ronald spent his final year at King Edward's deeply involved in what?
(a) The debating society and the football league.
(b) Thinking about Edith.
(c) Planning his life after graduation.
(d) A secret relationship with Edith.

5. Part one relays details of what?
(a) Humphrey Carpenter's visit to Ronald Tolkien in 1957.
(b) Humphrey Carpenter's visit to Ronald Tolkien in 1967.
(c) Humphrey Carpenter's visit to Ronald Tolkien in 1947.
(d) Humphrey Carpenter's visit to Ronald Tolkien in 1977.

Short Answer Questions

1. Carpenter is expected, but is greeted with some puzzlement. Why?

2. What has been converted into an office?

3. What happens in 1895 when Mabel and the boys return to England for a visit?

4. How does Tolkien talk about the series?

5. Tolkien is in the process of working on what?

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