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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thorin use as a weapon against the trolls in Chapter 2?
(a) A branch torn off a tree.
(b) A burning branch from the fire.
(c) A cauldron of boiling water.
(d) A dagger.

2. How does Beorn react to the dwarves' talk of gold, silver and jewels?
(a) He is angry and perplexed at their greed.
(b) He is intrigued and starts becoming greedy for a share of the treasure.
(c) He ignores them, as he has no interest in treasures.
(d) He is amazed at the skill the dwarves talk about.

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

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 guess that the elves have taken Thorin prisoner and they want to be reunited with him.
(d) They know that if they promise the elves a share of their treasure, they will be set free.

5. Who is carrying Bilbo when the goblins find them for the second time?
(a) Bombur.
(b) Gloin.
(c) Dori.
(d) Bifur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bilbo's handwriting look like?

2. Where were Glamdring and Orcrist originally forged?

3. Which troll catches Bilbo in Chapter 2?

4. Which of the following does not happen when one of the adventurers steps into the ring of lights surrounding the elves' feast?

5. Who is the first to see the lights from the elves' feast?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gandalf manage to save the dwarves from being eaten by the trolls?

2. How does Bombur manage to fall into the enchanted stream?

3. What accident do the travelers experience in Chapter 6 that turns out to be in their favor?

4. How do the dwarves and Bilbo manage to escape from the goblins?

5. Why does Bilbo believe that there is no end to the forest after he climbs up the tall oak to have a look around?

6. What does Bilbo discover about his sword and how does he discover this?

7. How do the Wood Elves differ from the goblins in regards to their treatment of prisoners?

8. Why are the wargs (wolves) in the woods that night in Chapter 6?

9. What advice do Beorn and Gandalf give to Bilbo and the dwarves about the journey through Mirkwood?

10. Summarize in your own words how the trade between the Wood Elves and the men of Laketown operates.

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