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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 does Bilbo manage to steal from Smaug in Chapter 12?
(a) A sharp sword.
(b) A necklace of rubies.
(c) A pocketful of gold coins.
(d) A golden cup.

2. Who attacks first and starts the war over the dragon gold?
(a) The dwarves.
(b) The Lakemen.
(c) The elves.
(d) The goblins and wargs.

3. What does Thorin take as armor and weapons from the hoard of Smaug's treasure?
(a) Spears with the heads inlaid with gold, an emerald-studded shield and a crown.
(b) A coat of silver mail, a helmet encrusted with diamonds and an ivory bow.
(c) A coat of gold-plated rings, an axe with a silver haft and a belt encrusted with scarlet stones.
(d) Silver armour, a belt set with rubies and a black mace set with diamonds.

4. What animals or creatures can be found near the doorstep?
(a) Thrushes and ravens.
(b) Thrushes and giant snails.
(c) Snails and scorpions.
(d) Snakes, spiders and crows.

5. What do the dwarves suggest that Bilbo should do when they begin to despair of being able to open the secret door in Chapter 11?
(a) Talk to the thrushes and see if they know the secret of opening the door.
(b) Go into the mountain through the Front Gate using his magic ring.
(c) Go back to Laketown and ask for more supplies and weapons.
(d) Try to capture one of the thrushes, crows or ravens and use its feathers as a disguise to sneak into the mountain through the Front Gate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Roac give to Thorin about the Lakemen?

2. What is the first hint of the dragon's presence that Bilbo notices as he descends the tunnel?

3. What is the most common building material used in Laketown?

4. What do the dwarves of the Iron Hills wear that is their special technological secret?

5. Which dwarves are killed in the battle or die because of wounds sustained during it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bilbo's attitude differ from that of the dwarves in Chapter 9?

2. 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?

3. Explain the meaning of the ambiguous or riddling answers Bilbo gives to Smaug to avoid revealing his name to the dragon (and thus giving the dragon power over him)?

4. What reconciles the forces of the men and elves, and the dwarves in Chapter 17?

5. How is the treasure divided after the battle is won in Chapter 17?

6. How is Bilbo able to take and hide the Arkenstone without the dwarves knowing?

7. Describe what the Master of Laketown is like in your own words.

8. How do Bilbo and the dwarves know that they have successfully found the secret entrance into the mountain?

9. What can be deduced about the dragon from the steam and smoke coming out from the Front Gate?

10. Why does Smaug laugh when Bilbo tells him that revenge is one of the motives of their quest?

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