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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 5 | Book 3, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barliman give Frodo that he was supposed to have received months earlier?
(a) A letter from Gandalf.
(b) Some weapons from the elves.
(c) A pint of mead from Moria.
(d) Instructions from Bilbo.

2. Why are the hobbits not able to leave Tom's house the morning after Tom finds and takes them in?
(a) Merry is still suffering from the injury he received from the Willow.
(b) They have run out of food.
(c) It is raining too hard for them to leave.
(d) Sam is very sick after sampling some of Goldberry's wine.

3. What is so different about the Old forest?
(a) The trees are all dead.
(b) The trees are alive and aware of who enters.
(c) The trees house evil spirits.
(d) The trees talk to the people who journey through it.

4. What does Sam see in Galadriel's mirror that makes him beg to return to the Shire?
(a) Rosy getting married to Fatty.
(b) Ted Sandyman cutting down all the trees in the Shire.
(c) A pile of burnt rubble where his town used to be.
(d) The Black Nights killing his father.

5. What is Treebeard's motto?
(a) Do not be hasty.
(b) Trust the small and hate the large.
(c) The good will cherish nature.
(d) Thinking takes time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the pool of Keled-zaram so unusual?

2. Who does the monster in the water outside the doors of Moria attack first?

3. What does Galadriel do when she meets Gimli that makes him so happy?

4. What do the Black Riders look like when Frodo is wearing the Ring?

5. What sends 3 of the 5 Black Riders away as Frodo and Glorfindel are rushing to Rivendell?

(see the answer key)

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