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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 do most people in Hobbiton now think has happened to Bilbo?

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

3. Who sees a black shadow first as the Hobbits are traveling across the river?

4. What path will the Hobbits take in order to avoid the Black Riders?

5. Who has been heading West in large groups, leaving Middle Earth for some reason?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Sam is walking around to look for the ponies, he hears a splash. What happened?

2. When does Frodo tell Gandalf he will leave the Shire and his Hobbit life?

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

4. Why does Strider take the Hobbits in another direction to Weathertop as they leave Bree to continue their journey?

5. What is Gildor's reaction to the fact that Gandalf has not arrived as promised yet?

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

7. What does Frodo dream about during his first night's sleep at Crickhollow?

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

9. What does Frodo do in order to save his friends from their terrible fate?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of the journey begins with the travels of Bilbo seeking to try new things and new adventures.

Part 1: Why are journeys so important?

Part 2: Why do you think Bilbo is such a wanderer?

Part 3: Why does Frodo also feel called to travel as Bilbo did?

Essay Topic 2

At one point during the book, readers are reminded that all things pass and change. The world is always going to move into new eras.

Part 1: Why is the world always going to change?

Part 2: What makes this story's progress of time so much more important to the characters? Or is it not as important?

Part 3: How does change of an era change the people who are living in the era?

Essay Topic 3

The legend of the Ring is one that haunts some characters and inspires others.

Part 1: Why does the story of the Ring haunt Aragorn?

Part 2: Which characters find inspiration in the story of the Ring? Why?

Part 3: How are legends driving the various characters in the story?

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