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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What first alerts the Lord of the Eagles to the events in the wood?
(a) The howling of the wolves.
(b) A magical message from Gandalf.
(c) The line of goblin soldiers marching towards the forest.
(d) The flames in the forest.

2. What was the name of Bilbo's mother?
(a) Rosemary Took.
(b) Belladonna Took.
(c) Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.
(d) Bluebell Belladonna.

3. What skills or interests does the Master have that have made him the ruler of Laketown?
(a) His excellent memory and people skills.
(b) His economic expertise.
(c) His love of old songs.
(d) His knowledge of the Elvish languages.

4. What happened outside Beorn's hall on the first night the adventurers stayed there?
(a) Beorn and Gandalf talked all night on top of the Carrock.
(b) Beorn had a great battle against a pack of Wargs.
(c) Beorn and other bears held a meeting and a dance.
(d) Beorn, in bear-shape, tried to kill the adventurers.

5. Where did Gollum live before coming to the underground lake?
(a) With the goblins, but he was banished after he ate one of them.
(b) With his grandmother in a hole in a bank beside a river.
(c) On the top of a windy mountain.
(d) Nowhere - he has always lived on his island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What foodstuffs do the adventurers take from the troll's cave for breakfast?

2. How does Gollum get from his island to the shore of the lake?

3. What will happen if Bilbo loses the riddle contest?

4. What is the first landmark feature that Bilbo notices as the barrel he is riding takes him out of the forest?

5. Where are the elves hiding when they sing nonsense songs to welcome the adventurers to Rivendell?

(see the answer key)

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