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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 reason does Turin give for not jumping into the same waters as Nienor?

2. What happens to Turin's sister Urwen?

3. When Turin saves the men of Brethil from the orcs what does he tell them his trade is?

4. What is listed as a problem with the history of Galadriel and Celeborn?

5. What is Morwen told became of Turin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Isildur was so reluctant to use the ring when attacked by the orcs.

2. What is Mim's curse on Androg?

3. Why did Turin turn to Sador for his learning?

4. Why did Gollum not use the words Hobbit or Halfing to describe Bilbo Baggins?

5. Why did Morwen decline Thingol's offer to come live with him in his kingdom?

6. What becomes of Amroth and Nimrodel?

7. Explain why after the move of the Eotheodian people, the messengers had to stop taking word from one kingdom to the other.

8. Why was Nimrodel reluctant to marry Amroth?

9. Why did Turin not seek out his mother and sister after he left Thingol's court and the death of Sareos?

10. What did Cirion offer Eorl in return for coming to the aid of Cirion's kingdom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of The Line of Elros being told? Does it add to the reader's comprehension of the story or detract? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

On the island of Numenor the people treat their horses as if they are nobility. What does it say about the inhabitants of the island that they were able at one point in time to call their horses with a simple thought? What does their treatment of their animals reveal about their nature? Do they do anything that goes against this image?

Essay Topic 3

Turin's parents are so upset by the death of their daughter Urwen that they grieve for a long period of time leaving Turin to be reared by Sador.

1) Did Turin's parents put their own grief ahead of his needs as a child?

2) Should they have included him in their grief?

3) Would Turin's fate have been any different if they had managed to hold him close rather than distance themselves from him? Explain.

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