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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Bilbo try to steal from the trolls?
2. Why does Bombur fall into the enchanted river?
3. How does the forest catch on fire in Chapter 6?
4. What does Gloin say about Bilbo that enrages Bilbo so much that he overcomes his fears and joins the adventurers?
5. What animals does Bilbo sense as he wanders through the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. What good luck do the adventurers have while they are staying in Rivendell that is likely to prove vital to their quest?
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. How do the Wood Elves differ from the goblins in regards to their treatment of prisoners?
5. Why do the goblins take the adventurers prisoner, and what fate do the goblins intend for them?
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 is special about the swords that Gandalf and Thorin took from the trolls' hoard of plunder?
8. Why does Bilbo decide to go with the dwarves and declare himself to be willing to join the adventure?
9. Describe in your own words how the riddle contest between Bilbo and Gollum was played and what the winner of the contest would win.
10. Why are the wargs (wolves) in the woods that night in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many locations are described within the world of The Hobbit. Where would you most like to live in this world and why? Are there any disadvantages or downsides of living in the place you have chosen?
Choose from one of the following possible locations:
1. Hobbiton
2. Rivendell
3. Beorn's house
4. Laketown
5. The palace of the Elvenking
Essay Topic 2
In his original drafts of The Hobbit, Tolkien planned for Bilbo to be the one to kill Smaug, using his magic ring and his elvish sword. However, in the final version, Smaug is killed by Bard the Bowman as he harries the town of Esgaroth (Laketown). Why do you think Tolkien made this decision? Would his original idea been a better resolution of the plot and why?
Essay Topic 3
The Hobbit contains a lot of "author talking," where the author addresses the listener or reader directly (often referring to "you and me"). Sometimes, this can be effective, but at other times it can be irritating.
Part 1: Find an example of effective "author talking" and explain why it is effective.
Part 2: Find an example of irritating or distracting "author talking" and explain why this technique should not have been used.
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