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

2. What is found on the ground during the fellowship's journey that lets them know that Merry and Pippen are still alive?

3. What is surprising about the orcs that attacked the fellowship at the seat of Amon Lhaw?

4. How does Treebeard describe Saruman when he takes Merry and Pippin to his home?

5. Why was Gandalf not welcome any longer in King Theoden's hall, according to Eomer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Boramir killed?

2. Who does Aragorn give the Wild Woods to as the funeral march for Theoden passes through them?

3. Where does the stone land that Wormtongue throws down from the high tower during the parley at Isengard?

4. What does Legolas use to kill the flying beast that is ridden by a Nazgul while the companionship journeys away from Lothlorien?

5. What is the last thing that Frodo sees in Galadriel's mirror?

6. How do Merry and Pippin get released from their ropes while being held captive by the Uruk-hai?

7. Why does the Council decide to undertake an almost suicidal attack on the Black Gates of Mordor after the battle at Minas Tirith?

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

9. What does Gandalf do with the Ring after Frodo shows Gandalf that he has kept it safe?

10. What is Merry and Pippin's reaction to the news that Frodo and Sam are leaving the Shire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gandalf endures death and is reborn with newer and higher powers. Compare and contrast Gandalf the Grey with Gandalf the White. Was this change necessary? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Merry and Pippin are a very integral part of this plot. How do their actions change the tide of the plot? Do you think they are aware of what they are doing? Why or why not? Make sure to use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Frodo choose to leave Middle Earth, and what effects will his absence have on the characters left behind?

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