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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who taught Frodo the verse that he chants as he is trying to save his friends and himself?
(a) Merry
(b) Tom
(c) Sam
(d) Pippin

2. What is filling the earthenware vessels that are scattered around the feet of Tom's wife?
(a) Wine
(b) Lilies
(c) Roses
(d) Lavender

3. Bilbo realized the ring had many strange habits, growing smaller and larger at will and seemed to have its own _______.
(a) Voice
(b) Mind
(c) Schedule
(d) Personality

4. What does Sam throw at the person who taunts them about keeping company with Strider?
(a) Piece of bread
(b) Knife
(c) Apple
(d) Book

5. What does Gandalf do to the ring to see if it is indeed the most powerful ring created?
(a) Chant on it
(b) Hit it with his wand
(c) Throw it into the fire
(d) Put it on

6. What does Frodo see walking on its fingers towards the hilt of a sword laying across the necks of Frodo's friends?
(a) a badger
(b) an orc
(c) an arm
(d) a warg

7. Frodo tries to talk Sam out of coming with him, saying that the journey is ____________.
(a) Dangerous
(b) Difficult
(c) Long
(d) Boring

8. Who questions the Hobbits about the purpose of their trip into the town?
(a) Police officer
(b) Barkeep
(c) No one
(d) Gatekeeper

9. What is the name of Tom's wife, the woman who is sitting in a large chair when the Hobbits arrive?
(a) Goldheart
(b) Golden Girl
(c) Goldberry
(d) Goldenberrt

10. What does Bilbo slip on his finger in order to play a trick on the party guests?
(a) The Ring
(b) Wine
(c) A piece of string
(d) Nothing

11. Who bangs on Frodo's door in order to wake him up before they head on their journey?
(a) Merry
(b) Strider
(c) Sam
(d) Pippin

12. Who goes off to cool his feet in the river, nearly drowning when he is pulled in by a root?
(a) Frodo
(b) Merry
(c) Pippin
(d) Sam

13. Who becomes separated from the rest of the group as they begin to make their way out of the Downs?
(a) Merry
(b) Sam
(c) Frodo
(d) Pippin

14. What do the Hobbits encounter once they have ridden over the hills and past the Downs?
(a) Balrog
(b) Fire
(c) Thick fog
(d) Stone fence

15. What does Frodo have a strong urge to do when the Dark Rider comes close?
(a) Scream
(b) Laugh
(c) Put on the ring
(d) Cry

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is worried about Gandalf's lateness?

2. What did the Elves leave behind for the Hobbits when they woke up?

3. Frodo's new home was chosen because it can not ______________ from the road.

4. In what town do Frodo, Merry, Sam, and Pippin arrive at the beginning of this chapter?

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

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