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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 does Strider find on the bridge that he takes to be a good sign of their progress on the journey?

2. Who climbs a tree in order to get the lay of the land before the travelers enter Lothlorien?

3. Frodo sees in the distance the Pillars of the Kings, _____________, as Aragorn reveals to him.

4. What is dropped down from the trees for the travelers in order to allow them to enter into Lothlorien?

5. The book Gandalf reads from relates the history of the fall of the Dwarves to the __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gandalf believe will help them as they head to the Mines of Moria?

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

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

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

5. In the last stage of their journey, what two directions are the travelers trying to choose between?

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

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

8. What does Aragorn suggest in order to make the blindfolding fair for those who are traveling?

9. Why don't the travelers in the Fellowship worry when they get through the door away from the Orcs?

10. What does Sam share with Frodo that he has seen, though he's not sure it was a dream or not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Boromir is from the kingdom of Men, but at times he seems to show his weaknesses more than his strengths.

Part 1: Would you have chosen Boromir to be a part of your journey to Mordor? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why is Boromir interested in taking the ring for himself?

Part 3: What might have happened had Boromir have taken the ring for himself?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of points in which the characters sing or relate poems to each other, which makes the story sound very much out of place in today's world.

Part 1: Why do you think Tolkien decided to use so much poetry and song?

Part 2: What does the use of poetry and song by some characters say about their personalities?

Part 3: Would the story have been different had the poetry and song not been included? Why or why not?

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