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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. Which troll catches Bilbo in Chapter 2?
(a) All three of them.
(b) Tom.
(c) Bert.
(d) William.

2. Which of the following is not a hazard that needs to be avoided in the path leading to Rivendell?
(a) Avalanches and rock falls.
(b) Steep slopes and deep ravines.
(c) Deceptively green bogs.
(d) A very narrow bridge over a swift-flowing stream.

3. What game or sport was accidentally invented by Bilbo's ancestor Bullroarer Took?
(a) Snooker.
(b) Football.
(c) Golf.
(d) Polo.

4. What does Gollum eat?
(a) Fish and mushrooms.
(b) Fish and goblins.
(c) Bats and spiders.
(d) Ponies and goblins.

5. Which dwarf has a smoke-ring blowing competition or game with Gandalf?
(a) Bifur.
(b) Thorin.
(c) Gloin.
(d) Balin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, with whom does the chief guard get drunk?

2. How does Gollum get from his island to the shore of the lake?

3. What weapons do the Wood Elves use when they take the dwarves prisoner?

4. What does Bilbo's handwriting look like?

5. What animals set up the dinner table and light the lamps in Beorn's hall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. Describe Beorn in your own words.

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

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

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

9. Describe in your own words how the riddle contest between Bilbo and Gollum was played and what the winner of the contest would win.

10. What good luck do the adventurers have while they are staying in Rivendell that is likely to prove vital to their quest?

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