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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pippin use to cut the ropes he and Merry are bound with?
(a) His teeth.
(b) The broach from his elven cloak.
(c) The sword of a fallen Orc.
(d) The helmet of the Orc who is carrying him.

2. What does Galadriel do when she meets Gimli that makes him so happy?
(a) Gives him a gift.
(b) Speaks to him in the dwarvish tongue.
(c) Speaks to the party of all the greatness of the dwarves.
(d) Sings a tribute for Balin.

3. Who does Frodo see climbing the tree they are sleeping in at Lothlorien?
(a) A mysterious elf.
(b) Gollum.
(c) A Balrog.
(d) Orcs.

4. What news does Legolas share during the council of the ring that is upsetting to Gandalf?
(a) Gollum has escaped.
(b) A Ringwraith has been spotted near Rivendell.
(c) Sauron knows where the ring is.
(d) The elves will have nothing to do with the evil ring and its fate.

5. Why are the hobbits not able to leave Tom's house the morning after Tom finds and takes them in?
(a) Sam is very sick after sampling some of Goldberry's wine.
(b) Merry is still suffering from the injury he received from the Willow.
(c) It is raining too hard for them to leave.
(d) They have run out of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frodo escape when Boramir tries to steal the Ring from him?

2. Who does Frodo find in his room at the Prancing Pony as he stirs his fire back to life?

3. What happens to the knife that stabbed Frodo when Aragorn picks it up?

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

5. How does Fatty escape from the Black Riders when they come to the shire to find Frodo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Shelob?

2. What strange event took place during the first night of battle at Helm's Deep that seems to make the Orc army so fearful?

3. What is the name of the entrance to Mordor that Gollum leads Sam and Frodo to?

4. What is the name of the herb that Aragorn uses to try and heal Frodo's wound from the Ringwraiths?

5. What does the companionship do once they reach the light of day outside the mines of Moria?

6. Where do the elves in Lothlorien build their houses?

7. Who is the first person that Frodo sees when he awakens in Rivendell after his ride with Glorfindel?

8. As Gandalf and the hobbits approach the Shire, who does Gandalf decide to spend some time with?

9. Who owns the land of Ithilien when Sam and Frodo are traveling through it on their way to the other entrance into Mordor?

10. Why are the hobbits all so excited to see Gandalf arrive for Bilbo's party?

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