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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gandalf do to the ring to see if it is indeed the most powerful ring created?
(a) Throw it into the fire
(b) Hit it with his wand
(c) Chant on it
(d) Put it on

2. Frodo asks Merry if he has ever heard of _________ swimming in the Brandywine.
(a) Fish
(b) Hobbits
(c) Men
(d) Horses

3. Which of the travelers heads back to Crickhollow with the pony, not continuing on the journey?
(a) Pippin
(b) Merry
(c) Sam
(d) Fatty

4. Who has been heading West in large groups, leaving Middle Earth for some reason?
(a) Men
(b) Dwarves
(c) Hobbits
(d) Elves

5. Gandalf reminds Frodo he must not use ________ for any reason.
(a) Bilbo's book
(b) The sword
(c) The Ring
(d) Sam

Short Answer Questions

1. Bilbo realized the ring had many strange habits, growing smaller and larger at will and seemed to have its own _______.

2. Who will stay at Frodo's house to make sure no one knows where they are or that the house falls into disrepair?

3. __________ has been actively seeking the One Ring, according to Gandalf.

4. Who told Frodo he should always bring his trusted friends with him on his journey?

5. Sam advises Frodo not to take any aid from Strider because he comes from the __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frodo regret as he comes upon his 50th birthday, the same age Bilbo was when Bilbo left for a great adventure?

2. What is the magic trick Bilbo has decided to play on the people at the party he is planning?

3. Describe what Sam, Merry, and Pippin look like in the Barrows-Wight cave?

4. What happens to Merry and Pippin when they lay down in the forest of trees?

5. What does Tom reply when Frodo asks him how he heard their cries for help?

6. What does Frodo dream about during his first night's sleep at Crickhollow?

7. What is in the Barrows-Wight cave in which Frodo realizes he is imprisoned?

8. What is the rumor of the Elves that the Hobbits are just starting to hear about in their own town?

9. Who comes with the Hobbits to see them off on their journey as they leave Crickhollow?

10. Why do the other Hobbits think Frodo is strange and as odd after Bilbo leaves the Shire?

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