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who was a key influence in tolkien's love of books and learning? (this is from the book the hobbit)
a. the local librarian
b. his grammar school teacher
c. his uncle
d. his mother

D. His mother

**took the test its correct

"From the time he was a boy, words and languages were Tolkien's passion. His mother taught him Latin, French, and German at home. In school, he studied Greek, Welsh, and Old Norse. Tolkien's love of languages led him to study the great literature of ancient cultures."

what can best be inferred from this excerpt is the pittsburgh pirates had a winning season in 1972., the specific information about the year is provided in the excerpt.

the other options are not correct because we can not assure that roberto clemente was the best since we don't know the information about the other players, there are no mentions about any specific fan either and it is clear that not many batters can make it to   3000 hits because it is mention as a high number.