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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gandalf need to find a way to deal with?

2. Which of these is true of the Ringwraiths?

3. What two plannings does King Calimehatar learn that the Northmen and the Wainriders are going to attempt at the same time?

4. What is done after the tradition set forth by Isildur is broken at Amon Anwar?

5. Where does Cirion turn when Gondor is in trouble despite the distance and trouble getting carriers through?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn there are two different stories. Do the inconsistencies in the telling of Galadriel and Celeborn take away from the story? If so, in what way?

Essay Topic 2

Isildur gave the shards of his sword to his squire when they are attacked by a group of orcs. Isildur tells him to keep the sword safe at all cost. Why at this point does Isildur not give the one ring to the squire as well? Why was the sword so important to him?

Essay Topic 3

The Elessar and The Palantiri are both objects that have descriptions that symbolize their power.

1) Explain how the Elessar's power are connected to the description the author gives of it.

2) Why is Aragon referred to as the Elessar?

3) Explain in what ways the Palantiri's powers are consistent with their descriptions.

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