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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the friend of Fatty Bolger who helps to prepare Frodo's new home for him before he arrives?
(a) Merry
(b) Sam
(c) Frodo
(d) Pippin

2. Who is worried about Gandalf's lateness?
(a) Merry
(b) Aragorn
(c) Frodo
(d) Gildor

3. Who is the dark stranger asking Sam's father about as the Hobbits overhear the conversation?
(a) Merry
(b) Bilbo
(c) The Baggins hobits
(d) Gandalf

4. Tom tells the Hobbits he is the oldest one there and that he can remember the first ______________.
(a) Tree
(b) Raindrop
(c) Cave
(d) Idea

5. What does Sam run to give his father before they depart on their journey?
(a) The ring
(b) Key to Bag End
(c) A plant
(d) A piece of gold

Short Answer Questions

1. The Elves do not know the exact reason Frodo is leaving ___________.

2. What does Bilbo slip on his finger in order to play a trick on the party guests?

3. What is Pippin's relation to Frodo, according to the story?

4. Who turns back on the journey at first as he has forgotten to say goodbye to Goldberry?

5. What is the job title of Gaffer Gamgee, father of Sam Gamgee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the rumor of the Elves that the Hobbits are just starting to hear about in their own town?

2. What did Farmer Maggot tell the dark man, cloaked and hooded, when he asked about Baggins?

3. Why does Frodo not want to cut through Farmer Maggot's land as they are traveling to Crickhollow?

4. What kind of party is Bilbo Baggins planning at the beginning of the "Fellowship of the Ring"?

5. What do the other Hobbits know about the ring that Frodo carries with him?

6. What does Frodo do in order to distract himself from putting on the Ring in the tavern?

7. What does Fatty Bolger do when the Black Riders come into Crickhollow?

8. Who comes with the Hobbits to see them off on their journey as they leave Crickhollow?

9. Describe the wife of Tom Bombadil, Goldberry. What does she look like and by what is she surrounded?

10. What is the magic trick Bilbo has decided to play on the people at the party he is planning?

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