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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Sam and Frodo are forced to travel on the road through Mordor again?
(a) They are trained for battle.
(b) They are mocked for being such small orcs.
(c) They are pushed into the ravine.
(d) They travel with all the other orcs.

2. After Shelob attacks Frodo and Sam, and Sam chases Gollum up the hillside, Sam next finds Frodo:
(a) In a cocoon of webbing.
(b) Being drained of blood by Shelob.
(c) Helplessly flailing his arms at the giant spider.
(d) Breathing heavily and hallucinating.

3. Who saves Sam and Frodo from a fiery death on Mount Doom?
(a) Gandalf.
(b) The eagles.
(c) A Nazgul.
(d) Gollum.

4. Who is the 'Chief' that made the new rules of not allowing people to cross Brandywine Bridge at the end of the book?
(a) Gaffer.
(b) Lotho.
(c) Bill.
(d) Fatty.

5. What does Gollum see after their climb up the stairs that softens his heart towards Sam for a moment?
(a) Sam and Frodo sleeping.
(b) Sam crying and praying for Frodo.
(c) Sam talking to Frodo about how helpful Gollum has been.
(d) Sam giving of his food to Frodo.

6. What does Sam hear in the bushes after he cooks the two rabbits?
(a) Gollum arguing with Smeagol.
(b) An imitated bird-call.
(c) The forest burning.
(d) Frodo crying.

7. What does Aragorn use to heal Merry and Eowyn?
(a) Athelas.
(b) An Elven herb.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Soil and water.

8. What do Frodo and Sam just barely escape the notice of on the bridge to Minas Morgul.
(a) A ringwraithe and an army of orcs.
(b) Faramir's men.
(c) A host of evil ghosts returning to Mordor.
(d) A troop of Mordor men on Oliphants.

9. What is on the head of the statue of a king that Frodo and Sam see as they journey to the less traveled path to Mordor?
(a) A crown of flowers.
(b) A rare form of moss.
(c) A written message from Gandalf.
(d) A warning to all who pass.

10. What is heard throughout Gondor as Rohan'sarmy arrives?
(a) A horrible sound of thunder.
(b) The horn of Rohan.
(c) A mighty war cry.
(d) The cock crowing the morning.

11. What do Sam and Frodo have to travel through to get to Mordor?
(a) The Murky Depths.
(b) The Fanghorn Forest.
(c) The Dead Marshes.
(d) The Crippling Caves.

12. What scares the great spider away in Shelob's lair?
(a) Gollum's threats.
(b) Sam's box of earth from Galadriel.
(c) The sword from Bilbo.
(d) The phial of light from Galadriel.

13. What is Gimli so ashamed of as he travels with Aragorn on his secret mission?
(a) He is the smallest person in the party.
(b) He is the only dwarf.
(c) He does not agree with this decision of Aragorn's.
(d) He is afraid.

14. Where does Gandalf decide to go when they see a Nazul flying by as they are leaving Isengard?
(a) Rivendell.
(b) Helm's Deep.
(c) Minas Tirith.
(d) Mordor.

15. What does Dernhelm do as Theoden's army gets closer to the battle at Minas Tirith?
(a) Encourages the other men to never lose faith.
(b) Gets closer to Theoden.
(c) Recites memorized prayer over and over.
(d) Moves to the back of the line and runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sam and Frodo hear some orcs talking about as they travel through Mordor in the ravine?

2. What scares Theoden's horse and causes it to buck during the battle at Minas Tirith?

3. Why does Eomer return to Minas Tirith after the battle at Mordor?

4. What is the name of Gollum's kinder split pesonality?

5. What does Sam hear the Orcs say when he is in Cirith Ungol?

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