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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What first alerts the Lord of the Eagles to the events in the wood?
(a) The howling of the wolves.
(b) The flames in the forest.
(c) The line of goblin soldiers marching towards the forest.
(d) A magical message from Gandalf.

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

3. What does Bilbo think the eagles will do to him at first?
(a) He hopes that they will give him a meal.
(b) He thinks they will give him back to the goblins.
(c) He is afraid they will drop him over the edge of their eyrie.
(d) He thinks they plan to eat him.

4. How does Bilbo find food while skulking around in the Elvenking's palace?
(a) He steals it from the stores or the table when nobody is looking.
(b) He slips out through the magic gates and goes hunting.
(c) He takes it out of the barrels sent to Esgaroth.
(d) He scrounges it off the rubbish heaps of the elves.

5. What weather forces the adventurers to seek shelter in a cave in Chapter 4?
(a) A blizzard.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) Hail and sleet.
(d) A hurricane.

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

7. 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.

8. What is the goblin name for Thorin's sword?
(a) Thunderbolt.
(b) Biter.
(c) Beater.
(d) Murderer.

9. What does Bilbo not tell the dwarves about his adventures inside the tunnels?
(a) That his little sword is an elvish blade like Glamdring and Orcrist.
(b) That Gollum wanted to eat him if he lost the riddle contest.
(c) That he now has a ring that makes him invisible when he puts it on.
(d) That he had pity on Gollum and did not kill him when he had the chance.

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

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

12. What happened outside Beorn's hall on the first night the adventurers stayed there?
(a) Beorn, in bear-shape, tried to kill the adventurers.
(b) Beorn had a great battle against a pack of Wargs.
(c) Beorn and other bears held a meeting and a dance.
(d) Beorn and Gandalf talked all night on top of the Carrock.

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

14. Which pair of dwarves are the youngest?
(a) Balin and Dwalin.
(b) Dori and Nori.
(c) Fili and Kili.
(d) Oin and Gloin.

15. What is another name for the Dwarves' New Year?
(a) The Threshold of Winter.
(b) The Day of the Thrush.
(c) Durin's Day.
(d) The Hunter's Moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals do the adventurers see quite frequently in the early stages of their journey through Mirkwood?

2. Where does Bilbo hide while the trolls are fighting and arguing?

3. What does Gollum eat?

4. What does Bilbo's handwriting look like?

5. What is Beorn doing when Gandalf and Bilbo arrive at his house?

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