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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 Aragorn hear while at the seat of Amon Lhaw that sends him running in the other direction?
2. What sends 3 of the 5 Black Riders away as Frodo and Glorfindel are rushing to Rivendell?
3. Who is the first to offer to take the ring to be destroyed, but is refused?
4. Where does Gandalf advise Theoden to go before he leaves them on an urgent errand?
5. What are the last words written in the history book that Gandalf finds in the tomb of Balin?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Denethor send his son into an almost suicidal battle at Osgiliath?
2. What is Faramir supposed to do to Gollum when he finds Gollum catching fish by the waterfall in Ithilien?
3. What does Legolas use to kill the flying beast that is ridden by a Nazgul while the companionship journeys away from Lothlorien?
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. How does Sam learn that Frodo was not killed by Shelob?
6. What is Merry and Pippin's reaction to the news that Frodo and Sam are leaving the Shire?
7. What do the hobbits call the men that live in Bree?
8. As Gandalf and the hobbits approach the Shire, who does Gandalf decide to spend some time with?
9. Why do Sam and Frodo travel through the Dead Marshes to get to Mordor?
10. What is the prophecy about the Nazgul King that makes him think he is invincible?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What are Sam's final words, and what do they imply? How do these words sum up the entire theme of the book?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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