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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 colors of flame does Gandalf use to drive the wolves back with?
(a) Green, black and white.
(b) Red, yellow and orange.
(c) Blue, white and purple.
(d) Blue, red and green.

2. How does the forest catch on fire in Chapter 6?
(a) The goblins light it deliberately to kill the adventurers.
(b) The wargs spread it accidentally after Gandalf sets their coats alight.
(c) A dead tree is hit by summer lightning.
(d) Gandalf lights the fire to attract the attention of the eagles.

3. What foodstuffs do the adventurers take from the troll's cave for breakfast?
(a) Mutton bones, mince pies and sausages.
(b) Ale, bread, cheese and bacon.
(c) Bacon, beer, rabbit pie, and apples.
(d) Cheese, eggs, sausages, and tomatoes.

4. What is the English translation for the names of the swords (Orcrist and Glamdring) that Thorin and Gandalf now own?
(a) Truefriend and Goblin-hammer.
(b) Goblin-cleaver and Foe-hammer.
(c) Warhammer and Dragonslayer.
(d) Tailbiter and Flame of the West.

5. What does Bilbo's handwriting look like?
(a) Crabbed and rather clumsy.
(b) Cunning and cryptic.
(c) Thin and spidery.
(d) Flowing and beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What first alerts the Lord of the Eagles to the events in the wood?

2. Where does Bilbo hide while the trolls are fighting and arguing?

3. What does Gollum call the ring?

4. What is another name for the Dwarves' New Year?

5. Why do the goblins not find Bilbo after he is knocked unconscious?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How many ways can Gandalf find of interpreting Bilbo's use of the phrase "Good Morning" and what are the different possible meanings?

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

4. Why does Gandalf instruct the dwarves to arrive two by two at five-minute intervals?

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

6. What is special about the swords that Gandalf and Thorin took from the trolls' hoard of plunder?

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

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

9. Describe Elrond, the master or ruler of Rivendell in your own words.

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

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