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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stops Bilbo from going forward in the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?
(a) He blunders into a dead end.
(b) He hears goblins going fishing.
(c) Gollum catches him.
(d) He comes to the edge of a subterranean lake.

2. What is the first landmark feature that Bilbo notices as the barrel he is riding takes him out of the forest?
(a) The Iron Hills to the northeast of the lake.
(b) The Long Lake.
(c) A landslide.
(d) The Lonely Mountain.

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

4. What is the most common building material used in Laketown?
(a) Stone.
(b) Wood.
(c) Iron.
(d) Rammed earth.

5. How long do the dwarves and Bilbo stay in Laketown?
(a) A fortnight.
(b) Two days.
(c) We are not told.
(d) Three weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals does Bilbo sense as he wanders through the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?

2. How does Bilbo manage to recognize Thorin after freeing him from the barrel?

3. What had Fili's barrel been used to carry before he escaped inside it?

4. How do the dwarves manage to obtain three ponies in Chapter 15?

5. Why is Bilbo unhappy during their stay in Laketown?

(see the answer key)

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