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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the pool of Keled-zaram so unusual?

2. Who does the monster in the water outside the doors of Moria attack first?

3. Who saves Eomer from the orc pretending to be dead?

4. How does Fatty escape from the Black Riders when they come to the shire to find Frodo?

5. What does Pippin use to cut the ropes he and Merry are bound with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of the leader of the Eagles?

2. Who are Tinuviel and Beren from Aragorn's story?

3. How was Boramir killed?

4. Why does Denethor send his son into an almost suicidal battle at Osgiliath?

5. Who is the first person that Frodo sees when he awakens in Rivendell after his ride with Glorfindel?

6. Why does Pippin volunteer to serve Denethor when he is brought to the Stewards Hall at Minas Tirith?

7. Why do Sam and Frodo travel through the Dead Marshes to get to Mordor?

8. What does Aragorn do to let Sauron know that the true heir of the Gondor throne has returned?

9. Why did the hobbits' ponies run away from the Barrows, according to Tom Bombadil?

10. Who kills Lotho at Bag End?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is involved in the scene on Mount Doom, and what do they each have to gain by doing this? How does this scene affect the other characters?

Essay Topic 2

Merry and Pippin are a very integral part of this plot. How do their actions change the tide of the plot? Do you think they are aware of what they are doing? Why or why not? Make sure to use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Anger and its consequences are major themes presented in this book. Using the text, cite 3- 4 examples of how characters acting out of anger altered the course of the plot.

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