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

2. Frodo decides to sell Bag End to ____________ when he moves away from his home.

3. Merry has strange dreams of _____________ when he is sleeping at Tom Bombadil's house.

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

5. What is the last name that Frodo gives for himself when asked by the innkeeper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frodo do in order to distract himself from putting on the Ring in the tavern?

2. What does Sam tell Frodo about trusting the stranger, Strider?

3. How do the Hobbits plan to go to Crickhollow in order to reach Frodo's new home?

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

5. What is Gildor's reaction to the fact that Gandalf has not arrived as promised yet?

6. When Frodo asks Tom who he is, how does Tom describe himself to the Hobbits?

7. What does Frodo do in order to save his friends from their terrible fate?

8. What does Pippin reveal to Frodo that actually makes Frodo a bit upset to learn?

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

10. What does Butterbur give to the Hobbits when they are at the Inn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One could say that the FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is the beginning of a mythical story for the characters who are involved, a story which might be told to their children as time passes.

Part 1: How do you define the idea of myth and how does this different from a story?

Part 2: What makes this story mythical in nature?

Part 3: How are the characters in this story mythical? Which qualities make them so?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout this book, the characters are either on a road or near one, constantly reminding the reader of the journey.

Part 1: Why are the characters not supposed to stay on the well-known roads?

Part 2: Why do you think the road is a recurring symbol in this story? What might Tolkien's motivation have been?

Part 3: How do you think the presence of the road affects the journey of the Fellowship? Or doesn't it?

Essay Topic 3

At many points of the journey, the innocence of the Hobbits seems to almost get them into trouble.

Part 1: Why is innocence a good thing to have when you are in trouble?

Part 2: Why might being innocent hurt you when you are in a troublesome situation?

Part 3: Would you rather be innocent in the face of danger or not? Why?

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