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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many guests are invited to the party for Frodo and for Bilbo?

3. Whose field are the Hobbits going to cross through, even though Frodo is hesitant to do so?

4. What does Sam run to give his father before they depart on their journey?

5. Tom's wife tells the Hobbits that she is the daughter of the _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Merry and Pippin when they lay down in the forest of trees?

2. What does Butterbur give to the Hobbits when they are at the Inn?

3. What does Frodo do with his home Bag End when he is making preparations to leave the land of Hobbits?

4. What does Sam tell Frodo about trusting the stranger, Strider?

5. Who knew about Bilbo's magic trick before he did it in front of the guests at the party he throws?

6. Who is in Frodo's house when they arrive during the night?

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

8. What is in the Barrows-Wight cave in which Frodo realizes he is imprisoned?

9. What happens when Pippin yells at the trees to let them through on their journey?

10. What does Tom reply when Frodo asks him how he heard their cries for help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At many points of the journey, the innocence of the Hobbits seems to almost get them into trouble.

Part 1: Why is innocence a good thing to have when you are in trouble?

Part 2: Why might being innocent hurt you when you are in a troublesome situation?

Part 3: Would you rather be innocent in the face of danger or not? Why?

Essay Topic 2

One could say that the FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is the beginning of a mythical story for the characters who are involved, a story which might be told to their children as time passes.

Part 1: How do you define the idea of myth and how does this different from a story?

Part 2: What makes this story mythical in nature?

Part 3: How are the characters in this story mythical? Which qualities make them so?

Essay Topic 3

Frodo and others seem to have the power to see the future and to begin to make decisions based on what they think might happen.

Part 1: Why is prophesy important in this story?

Part 2: How does prophesy affect the lives of the characters? Cite specific examples.

Part 3: Do you think prophesy should affect one's decisions? Why or why not?

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