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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 high is the doorway that leads into the secret tunnel in Chapter 11?

2. Which of the following does Thorin not threaten to do to Bilbo in Chapter 17?

3. What is the name of Dain's father?

4. What is the other name for the Arkenstone?

5. Who sit beside Thorin at the high table after Thorin proclaims himself as the descendant of Thror, King Under the Mountain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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" (what we would call fantasy stories) called "On Fairy-Stories," Tolkien claimed that all good fairy tales contain what he calls a "eucatastrophe," a moment or "turn" of victory, success and climax that gives the listener/reader a sharp pang of joy and consolation, along with the knowledge that all will be well in spite of the hardships that have gone before.

What is the moment of "eucatastrophe" in The Hobbit? Describe it in detail and explain why you think that it is the turn and climax of the action.

Essay Topic 3

In building his fantasy world, Tolkien has used fantastic or imaginary elements as well as familiar and real-world elements in order to make his world believable.

Part 1. List and describe some familiar and real-world elements that appear within The Hobbit.

Part 2. List and describe the fantastic or imaginary (magical) elements that appear within this book.

Part 3. Evaluate whether Tolkien has managed to integrate the fantastic with the everyday successfully or not.

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