View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bilbo unhappy during their stay in Laketown?
(a) He still wishes he was back in his hobbit-hole.
(b) He has a bad cold.
(c) He is suspicious about the possible motives of the Master.
(d) He does not like the food that the Lake-men offer them.

2. What does Bilbo see at nightfall as they travel towards Mirkwood?
(a) The borrowed ponies trying to escape.
(b) A great black bear (Beorn in his animal shape) following them.
(c) Spies and servants of the Necromancer.
(d) Wargs and goblins trying to sneak past Beorn's borders.

3. Who does Bilbo see first after escaping Gollum and the dark tunnels?
(a) Bombur.
(b) Gollum.
(c) Gandalf.
(d) Balin.

4. What does Bilbo most want to happen while the dwarves are preparing for a siege by the elves and Lakemen?
(a) He wants to steal away with his share of the treasure and leave the dwarves to fight the Lakemen over the rest.
(b) He wants a peaceful resolution to the situation - and enough food
(c) He wants the armies to go away and leave them alone.
(d) He wants Gandalf to turn up and take him back to his hobbit hole again.

5. What wakes Bilbo up from his sleep after he realizes he is alone in Chapter 8, after coming across the elves' feast?
(a) A high-pitched buzzing noise made by a fly attempting to escape from the spiders.
(b) The shouts and cries of the dwarves.
(c) The hunting horn of the elf king.
(d) A spider, which is trying to wrap him up in sticky thread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phase of the moon is showing when Bilbo realizes that Durin's Day has come and they can find the keyhole?

2. Why don't the adventurers drink from the black stream in the middle of Mirkwood?

3. Why can't the dwarves hear the goblins coming?

4. What is the other name for the Arkenstone?

5. What happened outside Beorn's hall on the first night the adventurers stayed there?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 444 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample