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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. Apart from the dragon, what other animals live inside the Lonely Mountain?
2. What advice does Roac give to Thorin about the Lakemen?
3. Why do most of the arrows shot at Smaug have no effect on him?
4. What happened to Thorin's sword Orcrist?
5. What is the most common building material used in Laketown?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Bilbo and the dwarves know that they have successfully found the secret entrance into the mountain?
2. What are the five armies involved in the Battle of the Five Armies?
3. What advice does Roac the raven give to Thorin in this Chapters 15 & 16?
4. How does Bilbo's attitude differ from that of the dwarves in Chapter 9?
5. What effect does the sight of the treasure have on the dwarves?
6. 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?
7. 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)?
8. What reconciles the forces of the men and elves, and the dwarves in Chapter 17?
9. Describe what the Master of Laketown is like in your own words.
10. How is Bilbo able to take and hide the Arkenstone without the dwarves knowing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bilbo's character is described as having a "Baggins" side and a "Tookish" side, both of which struggles for dominance inside him.
Part 1: Describe Bilbo's "Baggins" part of his nature.
Part 2: Describe the "Tookish" side of Bilbo's nature.
Part 3: Choose an incident (apart from the start of the book) where the two sides of his nature seem to be in conflict. Which side wins?
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 contrast between light and darkness is often used as a symbol of the contrast between good and evil. Does The Hobbit use this symbolism so that light always represents or symbolizes good while darkness always represents or is associated with evil? Give examples to illustrate your answer.
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