The Lord of the Rings Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 171 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Lord of the Rings Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 171 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How does Frodo escape when Boramir tries to steal the Ring from him?

2. What does Wormtongue throw down at Gandalf during the parley with Saruman?

3. What does Frodo see crawling to his friends when he awakes in the burrow?

4. Why does Frodo choose to continue his journey alone?

5. Who willingly rides in Legolas's boat as the companions travel away from Lothlorien?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sam and Frodo do when they finally get to a path that heads straight towards Mount Doom instead of paths that cross through Orc army camps?

2. What dos Denethor do out of grief for his dead sons?

3. What does Aragorn finally get to do when Elrond gives him the scepter of Gondor?

4. What does Gimli think of the trees in the forest that the companionship travel through to get to Isengard after the battle at Helm's Deep?

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

6. What is Faramir's name for the Ring of Power?

7. What is Faramir supposed to do to Gollum when he finds Gollum catching fish by the waterfall in Ithilien?

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

9. Why is Sauron preparing a major attack on Minas Tirith?

10. Why is Frodo so afraid of Farmer Maggot when they approach his house in order to find a hiding place from the Black Riders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What role does the Ring play in the story, and what does it symbolize? How is the plot altered by the presence of the Ring?

Essay Topic 3

Many different types of beings are described in this book? Choose 3 of these separate races, and describe their attributes and the role that each race played in the outcome of the plot.

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