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

2. What musical instrument does Thorin Oakenshield play?
(a) A flute.
(b) A harp.
(c) A fiddle.
(d) A clarinet.

3. What is the name of Gandalf's cousin?
(a) Radagast.
(b) Saruman.
(c) Elrond.
(d) Mithrandir.

4. What is Beorn doing when Gandalf and Bilbo arrive at his house?
(a) Chopping wood.
(b) Churning butter.
(c) Extracting honey from his hives.
(d) Shearing sheep.

5. How many goblins grab Bilbo?
(a) Two.
(b) Thirty.
(c) None - Bilbo escapes.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is obviously magical about Gandalf's sword Glamdring (Foe-hammer)?

2. What does Gollum call the ring?

3. What nearly gives Bilbo's presence away to the men steering the barrels in spite of the invisibility conferred on him by the ring?

4. Why don't the adventurers drink from the black stream in the middle of Mirkwood?

5. Which of the following is not a name for the trolls?

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. How do the trees that the adventurers are hiding in in Chapter 6 manage to catch fire?

4. What does Gandalf leave on Bilbo's door after Bilbo invites him to tea in Chapter 1?

5. What do we learn about the goblins and their intentions from the song they sing while dragging the dwarves and Bilbo down to the Great Goblin?

6. What are some natural features that serve as defenses for Rivendell, both in the way of putting hazards in the path of potential attackers and for hiding/camouflaging Rivendell?

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

8. In Chapter 9, Bilbo becomes a successful burglar for the first time. Name some of the things he steals, how he does so, and what obstacles he has to overcome.

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

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

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