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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mistaken belief is held by the younger people of Laketown?
(a) They believe that the dragon does not exist.
(b) They believe that Thorin is not the rightful King Under the Mountain.
(c) They believe that the river will flow with gold once the King Under the Mountain returns.
(d) They believe that the dragon is harmless and even friendly.

2. How does Gollum get from his island to the shore of the lake?
(a) He paddles a little boat.
(b) He swims, as he is an excellent swimmer.
(c) His ring helps him walk across the surface of the water.
(d) He rides on the back of blind fish.

3. What does Gollum eat?
(a) Bats and spiders.
(b) Ponies and goblins.
(c) Fish and goblins.
(d) Fish and mushrooms.

4. What is "never thirsty, ever drinking/All in mail never clinking?"
(a) Gollum's grandmother.
(b) Goblins.
(c) A fish.
(d) The skeleton of a drowned knight.

5. How do the dwarves manage to obtain three ponies in Chapter 15?
(a) Dain from the Iron Hills sends the ponies to help Thorin.
(b) They capture and tame wild ponies that were living in the area.
(c) Bilbo steals the ponies off the Lakemen using his magic ring.
(d) They find that three of the ponies escaped from the dragon and were wandering down the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen if Bilbo loses the riddle contest?

2. Why do the goblins not find Bilbo after he is knocked unconscious?

3. What stops Bilbo from going forward in the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?

4. Why is the King of the Wood Elves wiser than the men of Laketown?

5. What is the most common building material used in Laketown?

(see the answer key)

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