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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. Who is the first to see the lights from the elves' feast?
(a) Bombur.
(b) Balin.
(c) Thorin.
(d) Bilbo.

2. Where are the elves hiding when they sing nonsense songs to welcome the adventurers to Rivendell?
(a) In trees beside the path.
(b) Beside the stream.
(c) Under the narrow stone bridge.
(d) On the roof of Rivendell.

3. What question of Balin's enraged the Elvenking?
(a) Balin asks if the elves know anything about Smaug's treasure.
(b) Balin asks the Elvenking for food and drink before being set free.
(c) Balin asks what has happened to Thorin.
(d) Balin asks if the spiders are the elves' pets.

4. What is Thorin considering doing when he learns that the other dwarves are also in prison with him?
(a) Telling the Elvenking about the quest and the treasure.
(b) Promising the Elvenking a share of the treasure.
(c) Committing suicide.
(d) Swearing to become a slave of the elves for the rest of his life.

5. Which of the following does not happen when one of the adventurers steps into the ring of lights surrounding the elves' feast?
(a) The lights magically go out.
(b) The elves begin singing an eerie tune.
(c) The fire erupts in a shower of sparks.
(d) The adventurers become confused and disoriented.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the goblin name for Thorin's sword?

2. What is the answer to Bilbo's first riddle?

3. What is "never thirsty, ever drinking/All in mail never clinking?"

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

5. What reward do the dwarves give to the eagles at the end of the adventures?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Beorn in your own words.

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. How do the dwarves and Bilbo manage to escape from the goblins?

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