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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 1 | Book 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gandalf give the history of Balin to for safekeeping?
(a) Gimli.
(b) Legolas.
(c) Elrond.
(d) Aragorn.

2. How did Gollum gain possession of the ring long ago?
(a) It was given to him by a strange family friend.
(b) He found it in the road one day.
(c) He killed his friend to gain possession of it.
(d) He stole it from Isildur.

3. Why are the hobbits not able to leave as early as they had planned the morning after their stay at the Prancing Pony?
(a) Pippen is hungover from drinking.
(b) They are trying to hide from Bill Ferny.
(c) Their ponies have been stolen.
(d) Merry is still unconscious from his run-in with a Black Rider.

4. What does Frodo see crawling to his friends when he awakes in the burrow?
(a) An old hag.
(b) An arm.
(c) Tom.
(d) An angry tree root.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aragorn choose to do when he sees that Frodo and Sam have taken one of the boats?

2. What is Tom symbolic of?

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

4. What do the elves do to protect the hobbits when they find them wandering in the woods?

5. Where does Frodo decide to go with the ring after being hounded by Gandalf to leave the Shire?

(see the answer key)

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