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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first dwarf to arrive at Bilbo's house in Chapter 1?
(a) Gloin.
(b) Dwalin.
(c) Balin.
(d) Bombur.

2. Who found the cave in Chapter 4?
(a) Gandalf and Bilbo.
(b) Balin and Dwalin.
(c) Bifur, Bofur and Bombur.
(d) Fili and Kili.

3. Which of the following does not happen when one of the adventurers steps into the ring of lights surrounding the elves' feast?
(a) The adventurers become confused and disoriented.
(b) The elves begin singing an eerie tune.
(c) The fire erupts in a shower of sparks.
(d) The lights magically go out.

4. What does Bilbo find to eat as they walk through the woods in Chapter 6?
(a) Blackberries and strawberries.
(b) Mushrooms and crab-apples.
(c) Sorrel and wild strawberries.
(d) Hawthorn berries and blackberries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bilbo see first after escaping Gollum and the dark tunnels?

2. What question of Balin's enraged the Elvenking?

3. What was the name of Bilbo's mother?

4. Which dwarf puts up the most fight when the trolls try to capture him?

5. Which dwarf has to come to Beorn's house alone?

(see the answer key)

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