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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 killed Bolg, the goblin cheiftan?
(a) Thorin, who got his death-wound fighting single-handed against Bolg.
(b) Beorn in bear's shape.
(c) Bard the Bowman.
(d) Gandalf, who called down lightning.

2. What does Bilbo most want to happen while the dwarves are preparing for a siege by the elves and Lakemen?
(a) He wants the armies to go away and leave them alone.
(b) He wants a peaceful resolution to the situation - and enough food
(c) He wants Gandalf to turn up and take him back to his hobbit hole again.
(d) He wants to steal away with his share of the treasure and leave the dwarves to fight the Lakemen over the rest.

3. What phase of the moon is showing when Bilbo realizes that Durin's Day has come and they can find the keyhole?
(a) A half moon.
(b) A waning crescent.
(c) A new moon.
(d) A full moon.

4. What unexpected news does Bilbo give the elves and Lakemen?
(a) Smaug had a mate who is still alive inside the mountain.
(b) Thorin is weakening and is prepared to share.
(c) The goblins are on their way to take the treasure.
(d) Dain from the Iron Hills is coming to Thorin's aid.

5. Why do the people of Lake-town destroy the bridges as a defense against the onslaught of the dragon?
(a) The Master ordered them to do so in the hopes that his rival, Bard, would be killed.
(b) They are attempting to fool the dragon into thinking they have left the town.
(c) The bridges are the only part of the town that is vulnerable to dragon-fire.
(d) The dragon can then only attack them from the air (which makes him vulnerable to arrows) or have his fire quenched by the cold water of the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Fili's barrel been used to carry before he escaped inside it?

2. What does Bilbo give to the Elvenking to pay for the food and wine he stole from him?

3. What did Smaug meet in his nightmare before he wakes up?

4. Which of the following methods do the dwarves not use in an attempt to open the secret door before the keyhole is revealed?

5. What is the full name of the grim-faced man who habitually predicts disasters like floods and poisoned fish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the dwarves' original plan or strategy?

2. What are the five armies involved in the Battle of the Five Armies?

3. What details are given in Chapter 11 as hints to an alert reader that the one chance of finding the keyhole is about to present itself?

4. Upon what does Bard the Bowman base his claim to a share of the dragon's treasure?

5. Why does Thorin refuse to share the treasure with Bard and his allies and treat them with hostility?

6. What is the cause of most of the casualties resulting from Smaug's attack on Esgaroth (Laketown)?

7. What advice does Roac the raven give to Thorin in this Chapters 15 & 16?

8. What dreams or legends do the Lakemen have regarding the King Under the Mountain and Smaug?

9. Why does only the Black Arrow shot by Bard manage to kill Smaug while all other arrows are harmless?

10. Why does Bombur remain in the lower camp with the ponies and supplies in Chapter 11?

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