2. How does Gollum get from his island to the shore of the lake?
(a) He swims, as he is an excellent swimmer.
(b) His ring helps him walk across the surface of the water.
(c) He rides on the back of blind fish.
(d) He paddles a little boat.

3. Why don't the adventurers drink from the black stream in the middle of Mirkwood?
(a) It flows too fast to be safe if they stand on the brink and try to fill their waterskins.
(b) It looks poisonous and unhealthy.
(c) They are more interested in getting across it.
(d) Beorn had warned them that the water was enchanted.

4. What does Gollum call the ring?
(a) My birthday present.
(b) My special secret.
(c) My precious.
(d) My hiding place.

5. What small creatures does Bilbo find at the top of the oak tree in Chapter 8?
(a) Squirrels and sparrows.
(b) Black butterflies and spiders.
(c) Centipedes and earwigs.
(d) Moths and caterpillars.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why can't the dwarves hear the goblins coming?

4. What light are the adventurers using to guide them inside the tunnels in Chapter 4?

5. What game or sport was accidentally invented by Bilbo's ancestor Bullroarer Took?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bilbo react when he sees Gollum between him and the way out and why?

4. 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.

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

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

7. Describe Beorn in your own words.

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

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

10. What significant turning point in Bilbo's personal development occurs during the events of Chapter 8, and how does it change Bilbo?

(see the answer keys)

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