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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 has the Lady and her maidens made specially for the travelers in the Fellowship to wear?

2. Who decides that he wants to head out with Frodo on the journey, even though it will be dangerous?

3. Gimli realizes the room the travelers are in is the Chamber of ___________.

4. What is the name of the only person who can make the decision whether to go East or to go West on the journey?

5. Where is Frodo resting, according to the voice he first hears when he asks where he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who takes Frodo up on their horse when they realize just how ill Frodo is from the stabbing by the Morgol blade?

2. What does Gandalf reveal about his period of being absent from the journey?

3. When Frodo awakes in a comfortable bed, what does Gandalf tell him?

4. What does Aragorn reveal to the Elves about the demise of Gandalf?

5. Where do the travelers decide to stay before they make the decision to go to Gondor or to Moria?

6. How does Gandalf eventually open up the door to the Mines of Moria?

7. What are the travelers given by the Elves in order to help their journey?

8. What does Strider come back with when he goes out to scout out a bridge that they might have to cross?

9. How does Lord Celeborn greet Gimli when he arrives in Lothlorien?

10. Who is given the task of deciding which way the journey much continue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout this book, the characters are either on a road or near one, constantly reminding the reader of the journey.

Part 1: Why are the characters not supposed to stay on the well-known roads?

Part 2: Why do you think the road is a recurring symbol in this story? What might Tolkien's motivation have been?

Part 3: How do you think the presence of the road affects the journey of the Fellowship? Or doesn't it?

Essay Topic 2

The many identities of Aragorn makes the reader wonder who he really is at various points of the story.

Part 1: Why do think Aragorn takes on so many identities?

Part 2: What does Aragorn's ever-changing identity say about him and about his place in the world?

Part 3: Would it be better for Aragorn to only have one identity? Why or why not?

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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