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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is an ell?

2. What does Merry feel like as he rides with Legolas and Gimli towards Helm's Deep after the parley at Isengard?

3. What does Sam hear the Orcs say when he is in Cirith Ungol?

4. What does Bill Ferny do when he sees Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin all standing on Brandywine Bridge heavily armed?

5. What is on the head of the statue of a king that Frodo and Sam see as they journey to the less traveled path to Mordor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Gollum die, and why is this so significant? What message is Tolkien trying to send with Gollum's death?

Essay Topic 2

Aragorn is a wandering ranger. How does this major feature about him affect the people around him? What are people's first impressions of him, and how does this affect Aragorn's capacity to lead? Make sure you support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Who is involved in the scene on Mount Doom, and what do they each have to gain by doing this? How does this scene affect the other characters?

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