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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. Why do most of the arrows shot at Smaug have no effect on him?
2. What is the full name of the grim-faced man who habitually predicts disasters like floods and poisoned fish?
3. In Chapter 14, qho does Bard ask for help in making sure that the refugees from Laketown have food and shelter to help them through the oncoming winter?
4. What happened to Thorin's sword Orcrist?
5. Who carries the wooden casket holding the Arkenstone to the parley with Thorin?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How is the treasure divided after the battle is won in Chapter 17?
3. Why does Bilbo give the Arkenstone to Bard the Bowman?
4. What is the dwarves' original plan or strategy?
5. Why does the dwarves' imprisonment turn out to be a lucky accident?
6. Why does only the Black Arrow shot by Bard manage to kill Smaug while all other arrows are harmless?
7. What reconciles the forces of the men and elves, and the dwarves in Chapter 17?
8. Why does Thorin refuse to share the treasure with Bard and his allies and treat them with hostility?
9. Describe what the Master of Laketown is like in your own words.
10. How does Bilbo's attitude differ from that of the dwarves in Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When an author has a large number of characters involved in most of the action of the plot and usually appearing as a group, giving individuals within that group can be difficult. How has Tolkien managed to make the dwarves into distinct characters? Are any of the dwarves "undistinguished" and lacking in individuality?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
According to Joseph Cambell's classic analysis of myths, quests and adventure stories (Hero with a Thousand Faces), the classical or archetypal pattern for a mythological quest or adventure is as follows:
1 The call to adventure. The hero usually finds a helper at this stage.
2. The hero crosses the "threshold of adventure."
3. The hero faces various tests and receives magical aid that will help him achieve his quest.
4. The hero faces the final test, which can be the theft of an important talisman, elixir or object.
5. The hero faces another challenge before bringing peace, prosperity, or some other boon to humanity.
Using this outline, does The Hobbit fit the archetypal pattern of a quest adventure? What events and incidences fit into what part of the pattern? Are any parts of the pattern omitted? Does The Hobbit contain any events or incidents that do not fit the pattern?
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