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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bilbo try to steal from the trolls?
(a) A purse.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A pony.
(d) A jug of beer.

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

3. Which of the following is not a hazard that needs to be avoided in the path leading to Rivendell?
(a) Deceptively green bogs.
(b) A very narrow bridge over a swift-flowing stream.
(c) Avalanches and rock falls.
(d) Steep slopes and deep ravines.

4. What does Elrond dislike about dwarves?
(a) Their singing.
(b) Their long beards.
(c) Their love of gold.
(d) Their cruelty and wickedness towards dragons.

5. What game or sport was accidentally invented by Bilbo's ancestor Bullroarer Took?
(a) Golf.
(b) Football.
(c) Polo.
(d) Snooker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bombur fall into the enchanted river?

2. Why do the goblins not find Bilbo after he is knocked unconscious?

3. What sort of elves have taken Thorin prisoner?

4. What does Bilbo deduce from seeing the smoke and steam issuing from the Front Gate?

5. What wakes Bilbo up from his sleep after he realizes he is alone in Chapter 8, after coming across the elves' feast?

(see the answer key)

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