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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 animals set up the dinner table and light the lamps in Beorn's hall?
(a) Bees, eagles and enslaved wolves.
(b) Ponies, dogs and sheep.
(c) Bears, boars and oxen.
(d) Sheep, cattle and cats.

2. What do the goblins use to beat time while they sing?
(a) Hammers and tongs.
(b) Footsteps and whips.
(c) Drums and gongs.
(d) Cymbals and tamborines.

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

4. What does Gloin say about Bilbo that enrages Bilbo so much that he overcomes his fears and joins the adventurers?
(a) More like a grocer than a burglar.
(b) As fierce as a dragon in a pinch.
(c) Our friend and fellow conspirator.
(d) Little fellow bobbing on the mat.

5. What does Bilbo try to steal from the trolls?
(a) A pony.
(b) A jug of beer.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A purse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the final fate of the ponies?

2. What does Bilbo find on the floor in Chapter 5?

3. How does Beorn find out that Gandalf's story is true?

4. What color is Bilbo's front door into his hobbit hole?

5. Who is the first to see the lights from the elves' feast?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Why does Bilbo decide to pick William the troll's pocket?

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

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

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

8. Summarize in your own words how the trade between the Wood Elves and the men of Laketown operates.

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

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

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