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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is mostly transported by river inside the barrels from the people of Laketown to the Wood Elves?
(a) Wine.
(b) Mead.
(c) Ale.
(d) Cider.

2. What nearly gives Bilbo's presence away to the men steering the barrels in spite of the invisibility conferred on him by the ring?
(a) His shadow in the torchlight.
(b) He bumps into the men quite frequently.
(c) His wet footprints and his sneezing.
(d) His weight presses the barrels lower in the water.

3. What reward do the dwarves give to the eagles at the end of the adventures?
(a) Specially designed spurs of steel that will help them fight agains the goblins better.
(b) A wagon load of silver and gold.
(c) A golden crown for the Lord of Eagles and golden collars for his fifteen chieftans.
(d) A magnificent necklace set with rubies and emeralds.

4. What phase of the moon is showing when Elrond studies the map?
(a) A full moon.
(b) A new moon.
(c) A gibbous moon.
(d) A crescent moon.

5. What animals does Bilbo sense as he wanders through the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?
(a) Bats.
(b) Fish.
(c) None - the goblins have eaten everything alive.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thorin considering doing when he learns that the other dwarves are also in prison with him?

2. What is "never thirsty, ever drinking/All in mail never clinking?"

3. How does Bilbo find food while skulking around in the Elvenking's palace?

4. What is Gandalf's last piece of advice before he leaves the dwarves and Bilbo?

5. How high is the doorway that leads into the secret tunnel in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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