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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. How old is Roac the raven?

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

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

4. What wound has Gandalf sustained during the Battle of the Five Armies?

5. Who does Bilbo meet unexpectedly in the camp of the elves and Lakemen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What effect does the sight of the treasure have on the dwarves?

6. Why does Bilbo give the Arkenstone to Bard the Bowman?

7. Why does the dwarves' imprisonment turn out to be a lucky accident?

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

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

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

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 essay "On Fairy-Stories" dealing with the nature of fantasy fiction, Tolkien claimed that every author of fantasy strives to build a believable "Secondary World," where marvels and adventure take place, which has the inner consistency of reality." How has Tolkien managed to make the world shown in The Hobbit believable and consistent? Take at least two of the following into account in your answer:

1. Physical setting

2. The setting in time

3. Attention to detail regarding the natural world

4. Characters

Essay Topic 3

Tolkien presents the elves, and in particular the Elvenking, as being Good People. Considering the character of the Elvenking, do you think Tolkien has succeeded in portraying the Wood Elves as good or likable characters? Why or why not?

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