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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After they have defeated the spiders, who do the adventurers discover is missing?
(a) Bombur.
(b) Kili.
(c) Dwalin.
(d) Thorin.

2. What was the final fate of the ponies?
(a) The goblins ate them.
(b) They starved to death.
(c) The goblins used them to draw carts in the mines.
(d) They escaped back to Rivendell.

3. What colors of flame does Gandalf use to drive the wolves back with?
(a) Blue, red and green.
(b) Blue, white and purple.
(c) Green, black and white.
(d) Red, yellow and orange.

4. How does Bilbo kill the spiders who have captured the dwarves in their webs?
(a) He throws stones at them.
(b) He enrages them so much that they fall out of their trees to their deaths.
(c) He stabs them stealthily with Sting.
(d) He uses strands of their own webs to make nooses and strangles them.

5. Why does Smaug react with such great fury in Chapter 12?
(a) He is outraged that someone has dared to steal from him.
(b) He smells the dwarves and realizes that they are coming to kill him.
(c) He is hungry after his long sleep and his hunger infuriates him.
(d) He is extremely disturbed by his nightmare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Thorin's sword Orcrist?

2. What does the Master believe about Thorin and his company at first?

3. How does the forest catch on fire in Chapter 6?

4. What is the first hint of the dragon's presence that Bilbo notices as he descends the tunnel?

5. Which dwarves are the best at lighting fires?

(see the answer key)

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