3. Who attacks first and starts the war over the dragon gold?
(a) The Lakemen.
(b) The dwarves.
(c) The elves.
(d) The goblins and wargs.

4. How long do the dwarves and Bilbo stay in Laketown?
(a) Two days.
(b) A fortnight.
(c) We are not told.
(d) Three weeks.

5. Who is supposed to be on watch when Bilbo steals out of the stronghold to the elves and Lakemen?
(a) Kili.
(b) Thorin.
(c) Bombur.
(d) Dwalin.

6. What phase of the moon is showing when Bilbo realizes that Durin's Day has come and they can find the keyhole?
(a) A new moon.
(b) A waning crescent.
(c) A full moon.
(d) A half moon.

7. How does Thorin learn that Bilbo was the one who gave the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elvenking?
(a) Bard tells Thorin where he got the Arkenstone from.
(b) A raven who saw Bilbo going to the camp tells him.
(c) Thorin finds Bilbo's distinctive footprints leading out of the stronghold.
(d) Bilbo confesses to giving it to them.

8. What is the most common building material used in Laketown?
(a) Rammed earth.
(b) Stone.
(c) Iron.
(d) Wood.

9. Who finds the 'doorstep' of the secret door in Chapter 11?
(a) Bifur, Bofur and Bombur.
(b) Nori, Dori and Ori.
(c) Bilbo, Fili and Kili.
(d) Thorin, Bilbo and Balin.

10. Why do most of the arrows shot at Smaug have no effect on him?
(a) Smag has a magic of his own that makes him invulnerable.
(b) The arrows either bounce off his scales and diamond encrusted underbelly, or he incinerates them with his fiery breath.
(c) The wind from Smaug's wings makes all the arrows miss their targets.
(d) Smaug flies so high and fast that no arrows can reach him.

11. What wound has Gandalf sustained during the Battle of the Five Armies?
(a) A broken arm from falling off a cliff.
(b) An undefined wound in the arm that requires him to wear a sling.
(c) Loss of half a foot when a goblin hacked it off with an axe.
(d) A bad cut to the head that required stitching.

12. What had Fili's barrel been used to carry before he escaped inside it?
(a) Wine.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Butter.
(d) Apples.

13. What does Bilbo give to the Elvenking to pay for the food and wine he stole from him?
(a) His sword Sting.
(b) A crown of silver set with diamonds.
(c) A necklace of silver and pearls.
(d) A chest of gold.

14. In Chapter 12, who volunteers to come some of the way down the tunnel with Bilbo?
(a) Fili.
(b) Balin.
(c) Kili.
(d) Thorin.

15. Why is Bard astonished when the thrush lands on his shoulder?
(a) The thrush is the emblem on his family coat of arms.
(b) He thought all the thrushes in the area had been killed by the dragon.
(c) He believes the thrush is a spy of the dragon's sent to distract his aim.
(d) He can understand its speech.