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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the forest catch on fire in Chapter 6?
(a) A dead tree is hit by summer lightning.
(b) The wargs spread it accidentally after Gandalf sets their coats alight.
(c) Gandalf lights the fire to attract the attention of the eagles.
(d) The goblins light it deliberately to kill the adventurers.

2. What special ability does Beorn have?
(a) He can change from a man into a black bear.
(b) He can hunt any animal alive with his bare hands.
(c) He can handle bees without being stung.
(d) He can lift rocks as big as the Carrock.

3. What does Bilbo find on the floor in Chapter 5?
(a) A slice of bacon.
(b) A knife.
(c) His pipe and tobacco pouch.
(d) A ring.

4. What prediction of Gandalf's comes true in Chapter 9?
(a) They will have to abandon their quest and return to digging coal.
(b) The dwarves have learned to trust Bilbo to save them.
(c) They came to disaster when they left the path in Mirkwood.
(d) They will be unable to reach the Lonely Mountain by Durin's Day.

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

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

7. What does Bilbo try to steal from the trolls?
(a) A purse.
(b) A jug of beer.
(c) A pony.
(d) A dagger.

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

9. Which troll catches Bilbo in Chapter 2?
(a) All three of them.
(b) William.
(c) Tom.
(d) Bert.

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

11. What is the name of the inn where the dwarves meet Bilbo in Chapter 2?
(a) The Green Dragon.
(b) The Golden Perch.
(c) The Bridge and Bottle.
(d) The Prancing Pony.

12. What is the other name for Rivendell?
(a) The Hidden Valley.
(b) The Last Homely House.
(c) The Valley of the Elves.
(d) The Edge of the Wild.

13. What does Bilbo learn about his sword in Chapter 5?
(a) It acts as a compass so he does not lose his sense of direction.
(b) It helps him see in the dark.
(c) He can use it like a match to make fire.
(d) It is an elvish blade like Glamdring and Orcrist.

14. What game or sport was accidentally invented by Bilbo's ancestor Bullroarer Took?
(a) Football.
(b) Snooker.
(c) Golf.
(d) Polo.

15. Who carries Bilbo at first as they try to escape from the mines after Gandalf kills the Great Goblin?
(a) Nori.
(b) Ori.
(c) Dori.
(d) Dwalin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What light are the adventurers using to guide them inside the tunnels in Chapter 4?

3. How does Beorn find out that Gandalf's story is true?

4. What weather forces the adventurers to seek shelter in a cave in Chapter 4?

5. Whose hood and cloak does Bilbo borrow?

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