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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. Who does Gandalf arrange for Bilbo to travel with after his big birthday party?

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

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

4. What is so different about the Old forest?

5. Who does the monster in the water outside the doors of Moria attack first?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the stone called that caused Pippin so much pain when he looked into it?

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

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

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

7. Why did Saruman want Gandalf to meet him at Isengard before imprisoning him?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book is set in many different locations. Compare and contrast these locations. How did these different places affect the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of unlikely friendships forged in this book. Please explain some of these friendships, and describe how the relationship was forged, as well as how the relationship affected the outcome of the book.

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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