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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cooking method do the trolls decide on first of all before Gandalf stirs up the argument again?
(a) Roasting the dwarves slowly.
(b) Mincing them and making them into pies.
(c) Mincing them and boiling them.
(d) Sitting on them and squashing them.

2. On what day does Elrond read the runes on the swords and on the map?
(a) Bilbo's birthday.
(b) Midsummer's Eve.
(c) The autumn equinox.
(d) Midsummer morning.

3. Who made the map that Gandalf gives to Thorin?
(a) Thror.
(b) Dain.
(c) The Necromancer.
(d) Thrain.

4. What happened outside Beorn's hall on the first night the adventurers stayed there?
(a) Beorn had a great battle against a pack of Wargs.
(b) Beorn, in bear-shape, tried to kill the adventurers.
(c) Beorn and Gandalf talked all night on top of the Carrock.
(d) Beorn and other bears held a meeting and a dance.

5. Why are the dwarves glad to be captured by the elves (at first)?
(a) They know that if they promise the elves a share of their treasure, they will be set free.
(b) The elves have been friends with the dwarves for hundreds of years.
(c) They guess that the elves have taken Thorin prisoner and they want to be reunited with him.
(d) They are starving, and the elves will give their prisoners food.

6. What small creatures does Bilbo find at the top of the oak tree in Chapter 8?
(a) Squirrels and sparrows.
(b) Black butterflies and spiders.
(c) Moths and caterpillars.
(d) Centipedes and earwigs.

7. Who does Bilbo see first after escaping Gollum and the dark tunnels?
(a) Balin.
(b) Gollum.
(c) Bombur.
(d) Gandalf.

8. Which dwarves are the best at lighting fires?
(a) Nori and Ori.
(b) Oin and Gloin.
(c) Bifur and Bofur.
(d) Kili and Fili.

9. Why can't the dwarves hear the goblins coming?
(a) The dwarves are talking too loudly.
(b) The goblins have made themselves invisible.
(c) The echoes inside the caves are too confusing.
(d) The goblins are wearing soft shoes.

10. Which pair of dwarves are the youngest?
(a) Fili and Kili.
(b) Dori and Nori.
(c) Oin and Gloin.
(d) Balin and Dwalin.

11. What animals does Bilbo sense as he wanders through the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?
(a) None - the goblins have eaten everything alive.
(b) Fish.
(c) Bats.
(d) Snakes.

12. How many goblins grab Bilbo?
(a) Thirty.
(b) None - Bilbo escapes.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

13. What do the goblins use to beat time while they sing?
(a) Hammers and tongs.
(b) Drums and gongs.
(c) Cymbals and tamborines.
(d) Footsteps and whips.

14. What is mostly transported by river inside the barrels from the people of Laketown to the Wood Elves?
(a) Mead.
(b) Wine.
(c) Cider.
(d) Ale.

15. Which of the following is not a name for the trolls?
(a) Sam.
(b) William.
(c) Tom.
(d) Bert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to see the lights from the elves' feast?

2. What does Bilbo take from the trolls' hoard of loot?

3. Why does Bombur fall into the enchanted river?

4. What prediction of Gandalf's comes true in Chapter 9?

5. Who found the cave in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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