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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thorin use as a weapon against the trolls in Chapter 2?
(a) A cauldron of boiling water.
(b) A branch torn off a tree.
(c) A burning branch from the fire.
(d) A dagger.

2. On what day does Elrond read the runes on the swords and on the map?
(a) The autumn equinox.
(b) Bilbo's birthday.
(c) Midsummer morning.
(d) Midsummer's Eve.

3. What makes Bilbo drop his torch after finding the Arkenstone?
(a) He is so surprised when he sees the Arkenstone that he drops the torch.
(b) He believes the dragon is coming back and wants to hide.
(c) A bat startles him.
(d) He trips over a necklace of pearls.

4. How does Bilbo kill the spiders who have captured the dwarves in their webs?
(a) He uses strands of their own webs to make nooses and strangles them.
(b) He enrages them so much that they fall out of their trees to their deaths.
(c) He stabs them stealthily with Sting.
(d) He throws stones at them.

5. What did Smaug meet in his nightmare before he wakes up?
(a) A brave warrior with a sword.
(b) A bigger, stronger dragon wanting to steal his hoard.
(c) An army of archers.
(d) Thieves stealing from his hoard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual or rare about Elrond's ancestry?

2. What foodstuffs do the adventurers take from the troll's cave for breakfast?

3. What day of the week was it when the adventurers were captured?

4. What does the Master believe about Thorin and his company at first?

5. What does Bilbo's handwriting look like?

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