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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. Sam feels the reasons for him joining Frodo are more important than seeing ___________ and having adventures.

2. __________ has been actively seeking the One Ring, according to Gandalf.

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

4. Who did Gandalf want to go to for advice, though something always stopped him from doing so?

5. What is the name of the Ranger in the back who rarely talks to anyone when he is at the Inn?

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. Describe what Sam, Merry, and Pippin look like in the Barrows-Wight cave?

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

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

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

6. What does Frodo regret as he comes upon his 50th birthday, the same age Bilbo was when Bilbo left for a great adventure?

7. Why do the other Hobbits think Frodo is strange and as odd after Bilbo leaves the Shire?

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

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

10. How do the Hobbits plan to go to Crickhollow in order to reach Frodo's new home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The sword of Elendil was broken and shattered as it cut the ring from Sauron, but those broken pieces symbolize more than just a broken piece of metal.

Part 1: Why do you think the sword of Elendil broke when it struck Sauron?

Part 2: What is the symbolism of the sword breaking into pieces? How are these broken pieces affecting the world?

Part 3: What does putting the pieces back together say about the hope of men?

Essay Topic 3

Frodo seems the most unlikely carrier for the Ring, though he willingly takes up the task.

Part 1: Why do you think Frodo is willing to take the ring to Mount Doom?

Part 2: Which other character might have made a good ringbearer? Why?

Part 3: What makes Frodo the right person to take the ring to Mount Doom?

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