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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. How does Bilbo kill the spiders who have captured the dwarves in their webs?
(a) He enrages them so much that they fall out of their trees to their deaths.
(b) He throws stones at them.
(c) He stabs them stealthily with Sting.
(d) He uses strands of their own webs to make nooses and strangles them.

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

3. Who is supposed to ride in the boat with Bombur?
(a) Dwalin.
(b) Bilbo.
(c) Kili.
(d) Bofur.

4. What was the final fate of the ponies?
(a) They escaped back to Rivendell.
(b) The goblins ate them.
(c) The goblins used them to draw carts in the mines.
(d) They starved to death.

5. What weapons do the Wood Elves use when they take the dwarves prisoner?
(a) They freeze the dwarves with their magical powers.
(b) Whips and clubs.
(c) Swords and daggers.
(d) Bows and spears.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Elf King's crown made of during autumn (fall)?

3. After they have defeated the spiders, who do the adventurers discover is missing?

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

5. What will happen if Bilbo loses the riddle contest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the adventurers take from the trolls' treasure hoard?

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

4. Why does Bilbo decide to go with the dwarves and declare himself to be willing to join the adventure?

5. Explain in your own words the history behind the the dwarves' quest for the dragon's treasure. Use details from the dwarves' song and Thorin's story in your answer.

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Beorn in your own words.

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