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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 11 | Book 1, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passes between the first and second chapters of the book?
(a) 7 Days.
(b) 7 Months.
(c) 7 Years.
(d) 17 Years.

2. What happens when Tom puts on the Ring?
(a) He runs away with it laughing.
(b) He screams out in pain because it burns him.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He vanishes.

3. What do the hobbits wake to after taking a nap in the Burrow Downs?
(a) They are sinking in a mud pit.
(b) Their baggage has been stolen.
(c) They are in the middle of a deep fog.
(d) They are being followed by many tiny creatures.

4. What reaction does Strider have to Frodo's accidental disappearance that is suspicious to Sam?
(a) He seems angry.
(b) He is not at all surprised.
(c) He tries to take the ring by force.
(d) He knows Frodo's name.

5. What does Barliman give Frodo that he was supposed to have received months earlier?
(a) Instructions from Bilbo.
(b) Some weapons from the elves.
(c) A pint of mead from Moria.
(d) A letter from Gandalf.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bilbo turning at his big birthday party at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Frodo do when he sees his friends in danger in the Barrow?

3. Why are the hobbits not able to leave as early as they had planned the morning after their stay at the Prancing Pony?

4. What does Aragorn find in Weathertop that lets him know that Gandalf was there recently?

5. What is Frodo doing when he accidentally puts on the Ring and vanishes from sight?

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