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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 1 | Book 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who willingly rides in Legolas's boat as the companions travel away from Lothlorien?
(a) Boramir.
(b) Merry.
(c) Gimli.
(d) Pippen.

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

3. What does Frodo see crawling to his friends when he awakes in the burrow?
(a) An angry tree root.
(b) An arm.
(c) An old hag.
(d) Tom.

4. Why was Gandalf late to see Frodo on his journey?
(a) He was held captive.
(b) He simply forgot the details of his promise.
(c) He was angry at Frodo for his lack of response to a letter.
(d) He had other pressing matters to attend to.

5. Why does Frodo have to save Sam before he can head out alone?
(a) Sam is drowning.
(b) He is afraid to be alone.
(c) Sam is his best friend.
(d) He knows that he can trust Sam to not try to take the Ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fatty escape from the Black Riders when they come to the shire to find Frodo?

2. What is Tom symbolic of?

3. Why are the hobbits not able to leave as early as they had planned the morning after their stay at the Prancing Pony?

4. Why does Frodo choose to continue his journey alone?

5. What does Frodo find that the elves left for him the first morning of his journey with the ring? ?

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