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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. Rain is found wondering the woods by whom?

2. What happens to Celebrimbor when he stands up to Sauron?

3. Which part of the island of Numenor has a cooler climate?

4. How many kings are listed in the Line of Elros?

5. Who is it after that Turin model's his desire to be a soldier?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Turin's response when Brandir told him Nienor was dead?

2. What did Brandir ask Nienor to do in regard to waiting before marrying Turin?

3. What about Bilbo caused Thorin to refuse Bilbo Baggins' help at first?

4. Why did Mim help the outlaws after he knew they had killed his son?

5. What does Glaurung do to Nienor?

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

7. Describe the Wainriders that pose a threat to Gondor.

8. Describe the Wainriders behavior once they believed they might be winning the war.

9. Why did Sauron let Gollum go after torturing him?

10. What are some of the Ringwraiths' weaknesses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Brandir had worked against Turin seemingly from the beginning.

Is Turin right to assume that Brandir is lying when he announces that Nienor is dead? Why did Turin kill Brandir if he thought Turin was lying about Nienor's death?

Essay Topic 3

Morwen refuses to go to Thingol's court to live.

1) Was Morwen thinking of her own pride before that of the welfare of her daughter?

2) Why did Morwen not deem it necessary to remain with her son Turin?

3) Was the sending of her token to King Thingol accepted by her son as easily as it was accepted by the king?

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