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

2. What was the name of the town of Men that was under the shadow of the Lonely Mountain until the dragon came and destroyed it?
(a) Moria.
(b) Esgaroth.
(c) Dale.
(d) Bywater.

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

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

5. What does Bilbo eat for breakfast when he wakes up in the eagles' eyrie?
(a) Bacon and eggs.
(b) Cold ham and apples.
(c) Cold mutton and rabbit.
(d) Bread and water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bilbo try to steal from the trolls?

2. Who carries Bilbo at first as they try to escape from the mines after Gandalf kills the Great Goblin?

3. Which of the following is not a change that the adventurers notice after encountering the hunt and the white deer?

4. How many goblins grab Bilbo?

5. What stops Bilbo from going forward in the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strategy does Bilbo use to try to win the riddle contest (not including his final "What have I got in my pocket?" question)?

2. Describe Beorn in your own words.

3. What is significant about Bombur's (and Bilbo's) dreams while in their enchanted slumbers?

4. 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.

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

6. Why do the adventurers take shelter in the cave in Chapter 4?

7. 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?

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

9. What has Beorn been doing when he is absent from the house?

10. Why do the goblins take the adventurers prisoner, and what fate do the goblins intend for them?

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