1. b
2. d
3. Yes; I think that the destruction of the trees and the machinery in the Shire is his commentary on industrialism and that Sharky's reign of terror in the Shire is a commentary on totalitarianism, possibly influenced by the developments in the governments of Germany and Russia between WWI and WWII.
4. a
5. e
6. b, c, d, and e
7. a, b, c, d, e
8. 17 years old
9. Yes
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