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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bilbo deduce from seeing the smoke and steam issuing from the Front Gate?
(a) That the dragon has set himself on fire.
(b) That the dragon is getting ready to come out and eat them.
(c) That the dragon is watching them from the side of the mountain.
(d) That the dragon is alive.

2. Who makes the cram that the dwarves and Bilbo eat while camping at Ravenhill?
(a) The dwarves, using an ancient and secret recipe.
(b) The Lake-men.
(c) Beorn.
(d) The Wood Elves.

3. What animals or creatures can be found near the doorstep?
(a) Thrushes and giant snails.
(b) Snakes, spiders and crows.
(c) Snails and scorpions.
(d) Thrushes and ravens.

4. How high is the doorway that leads into the secret tunnel in Chapter 11?
(a) Five feet high.
(b) Six feet high.
(c) We are not told.
(d) Three feet high.

5. Why do most of the arrows shot at Smaug have no effect on him?
(a) The wind from Smaug's wings makes all the arrows miss their targets.
(b) Smag has a magic of his own that makes him invulnerable.
(c) Smaug flies so high and fast that no arrows can reach him.
(d) The arrows either bounce off his scales and diamond encrusted underbelly, or he incinerates them with his fiery breath.

6. Why is Bilbo unhappy during their stay in Laketown?
(a) He is suspicious about the possible motives of the Master.
(b) He still wishes he was back in his hobbit-hole.
(c) He has a bad cold.
(d) He does not like the food that the Lake-men offer them.

7. In Chapter 14, qho does Bard ask for help in making sure that the refugees from Laketown have food and shelter to help them through the oncoming winter?
(a) The King of the Wood Elves.
(b) The goblins of the Misty Mountains.
(c) Beorn and the woodsmen who hunt the Wargs.
(d) The dwarves of the Iron Hills.

8. Which dwarves are killed in the battle or die because of wounds sustained during it?
(a) Thorin, Fili and Kili.
(b) Thorin, Balin and Dwalin.
(c) Bifur, Bofur and Bombur.
(d) Dori, Nori and Ori.

9. Which dwarf is not present on the Doorstep when the door is finally opened?
(a) Thorin.
(b) Balin.
(c) Bombur.
(d) Gloin.

10. How can the dwarves and Bilbo reach the third camp outside the 'doorstep'?
(a) Either by a narrow path along the edge of a precipice or by ropes.
(b) Only by ropes - no other way is possible.
(c) On horseback.
(d) By floating along the river.

11. Why can Bard understand the speech of the thrush?
(a) His ancestors came from Dale, where the people had the power of understanding the speech of birds.
(b) The thrush spoke Bard's native language.
(c) It was a special, magical thrush that could make any human that spoke to it understand.
(d) He has studied the language of birds and is used to it.

12. What does Bilbo most want to happen while the dwarves are preparing for a siege by the elves and Lakemen?
(a) He wants to steal away with his share of the treasure and leave the dwarves to fight the Lakemen over the rest.
(b) He wants Gandalf to turn up and take him back to his hobbit hole again.
(c) He wants the armies to go away and leave them alone.
(d) He wants a peaceful resolution to the situation - and enough food

13. What happened to Thorin's sword Orcrist?
(a) Nothing - Thorin uses it to enhance his kingly apperance when he presents himself to the Master of Laketown.
(b) The King of the Wood Elves took it from Thorin when he was made prisoner.
(c) It had fallen off and become lost while the Eagles were rescuing the adventurers from the wargs and goblins.
(d) It had become hopelessly rusty in the trip down the river.

14. In Chapter 12, who volunteers to come some of the way down the tunnel with Bilbo?
(a) Thorin.
(b) Balin.
(c) Fili.
(d) Kili.

15. How does Thorin learn that Bilbo was the one who gave the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elvenking?
(a) Bilbo confesses to giving it to them.
(b) Bard tells Thorin where he got the Arkenstone from.
(c) Thorin finds Bilbo's distinctive footprints leading out of the stronghold.
(d) A raven who saw Bilbo going to the camp tells him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do the dwarves and Bilbo stay in Laketown?

2. What is the name of the hill close to where the dwarves and Bilbo make their first camp approaching the Lonely Mountain?

3. For whom was the armor Bilbo is rewarded with in Chapter 13 originally made?

4. What do the dwarves suggest that Bilbo should do when they begin to despair of being able to open the secret door in Chapter 11?

5. What gift does Bard the Bowman give to the Elvenking?

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