Sure! Here are the answers based on the excerpts from the interviews:

1. **had heard a good opinion of the course before starting it?**
**B. Ruth Woodward**

2. **were unemployed before starting the course?**
**C. Nicholas Gaunt**
**D. Phil Negus**

3. **enjoying mixing with people?**
**C. Nicholas Gaunt**

4. **likes this university because of its geographical location?**
**A. Emiko Asada**

5. **gives their story as an example to others?**
**D. Phil Negus**

6. **enjoys sports?**
**C. Nicholas Gaunt**

7. **is studying a subject unusual for their sex?**
**E. Rebecca Stafford-Jones**

8. **has already made career progress as a result of their studies?**
**B. Ruth Woodward**

9. **feels that the course has changed their whole life?**
**D. Phil Negus**

10. **feels they are learning during their leisure time as well?**
**A. Emiko Asada**

11. **were supported by family members?**
**D. Phil Negus**

12. **was worried about succeeding at University?**
**D. Phil Negus**

Please verify against your source material, as the choices were based on the provided excerpts.