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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 3 | Book 2, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Bilbo turning at his big birthday party at the beginning of the book?
(a) 200.
(b) 90.
(c) 111.
(d) 150.

2. What does Frodo do when he sees his friends in danger in the Barrow?
(a) He uses the elven sword to fight for them.
(b) He is paralyzed in fear and passes out.
(c) He sings a call for Tom.
(d) He runs around blindly trying to save them.

3. What gift does Bilbo give Frodo before Frodo sets out on his mission to destroy the Ring?
(a) A set of clothing that can render him invisible.
(b) An unbreakable chain to put the ring on.
(c) A sword and a shirt of mail.
(d) A finished copy of his memiors.

4. Why are the hobbits not able to leave as early as they had planned the morning after their stay at the Prancing Pony?
(a) Merry is still unconscious from his run-in with a Black Rider.
(b) Their ponies have been stolen.
(c) They are trying to hide from Bill Ferny.
(d) Pippen is hungover from drinking.

5. What do the Black Riders look like when Frodo is wearing the Ring?
(a) Black and inky.
(b) Rotten, shriveling corpses.
(c) Full of worms and spiders.
(d) Tall, ghostly, shimmering kings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the hobbits not able to leave Tom's house the morning after Tom finds and takes them in?

2. What sends 3 of the 5 Black Riders away as Frodo and Glorfindel are rushing to Rivendell?

3. Who does Gandalf arrange for Bilbo to travel with after his big birthday party?

4. What does Frodo see crawling to his friends when he awakes in the burrow?

5. How many doors are there for Gandalf to choose from when he becomes stumped while traveling through Moria?

(see the answer key)

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