1. What animals do the adventurers see quite frequently in the early stages of their journey through Mirkwood?
(a) Deer.
(b) Black squirrels.
(c) Poisonous snakes.
(d) Wild boars.

2. What cooking method do the trolls decide on first of all before Gandalf stirs up the argument again?
(a) Mincing them and making them into pies.
(b) Roasting the dwarves slowly.
(c) Mincing them and boiling them.
(d) Sitting on them and squashing them.

3. What is the weak point in Bilbo's plan of escape from the elves?
(a) He forgot to leave air-holes so the dwarves could breathe through.
(b) He forgot that the elves would notice that the barrels were still full.
(c) He forgot that he couldn't swim.
(d) He forgot that he had nobody to pack him inside a barrel.

4. Why are the dwarves glad to be captured by the elves (at first)?
(a) The elves have been friends with the dwarves for hundreds of years.
(b) They are starving, and the elves will give their prisoners food.
(c) They know that if they promise the elves a share of their treasure, they will be set free.
(d) They guess that the elves have taken Thorin prisoner and they want to be reunited with him.

5. Which of the following is not a change that the adventurers notice after encountering the hunt and the white deer?
(a) They see autumn leaves beginning to fall from the trees.
(b) They begin to hear singing and laughter in the distance.
(c) The shadows in the forest do not seem as deep or dark.
(d) They start to see and hear birds in the branches above them.