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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. Who had the deepest thought in the lands and stayed in the Elvish city of Tun?

2. What does Q not contain a reference to that QS does?

3. What two towns were built before the Dwarves came forth?

4. Who were the Younger Children of Illuvatar?

5. What was the speech of the survivors of the free Elves of Beleriand?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the Ainur created?

2. How did the Valar distinguish themselves?

3. How was Morgoth powerful and challenged in the year 273?

4. What is the significance of the Etymologies?

5. How did the author describe the Last Battle of the Ancient World?

6. How did the Elves name themselves?

7. How did the music affect the learning of the people of Ainur?

8. What changes occurred from the year 300 to 343?

9. How are the Sun and Moon different in Q and QS?

10. What was the battle that ensued in the year 51?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Lost Road and Other Writings is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, and kinetic. The author uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see in our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this book.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of family in The Lost Road and Other Writings. What does family mean for Albion? What does family mean for Audoin? How are these definitions similar? Is family supportive and in what ways? How do these definitions compare to a traditional family in medieval England?

Essay Topic 3

The Lost Road and Other Writings is written primarily in the third-person point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective of Albion or Audoin?

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