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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Hobbits and Strider awake, they find the beds have been _______________, though they did not sleep in them.
(a) Taken
(b) Burned
(c) Slashed
(d) Moved

2. What do Sam and Frodo do in order to try to get the tree to release Merry and Pippin?
(a) Sing
(b) Dance
(c) Light a fire
(d) Use their swords

3. Gandalf tries to keep the orcs back with spells and incantations, but a ________________ stops him.
(a) Fog
(b) Dark force
(c) Troll
(d) Balrog

4. Who is the man that rescues the Hobbits from the scary adventure with the tree?
(a) Strider
(b) Tom Bombadil
(c) Frodo
(d) Bilbo

5. What causes the evil spirit to fall into the fire pit below the steps and the bridge?
(a) It is pushed by an orc
(b) A falling rock
(c) Gandalf pushes it
(d) The bridge breaks

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the spy for the Black Riders who sells the Hobbits and Strider a sickly pony?

2. The group begins to realize that the __________ is being chosen for them, so they follow it.

3. Who bangs on Frodo's door in order to wake him up before they head on their journey?

4. Merry and Pippin decide to lie down at the foot of a large ___________ tree when they become sleepy.

5. Which of the travelers heads back to Crickhollow with the pony, not continuing on the journey?

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