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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. Where did Saruman run when Isengard was being attacked?

2. What reaction does Strider have to Frodo's accidental disappearance that is suspicious to Sam?

3. What has caused the oddities of the Old forest?

4. How old was Bilbo turning at his big birthday party at the beginning of the book?

5. How is Gandalf allowed to keep his staff when entering Theodyn's hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Tom Bombadil say that he is when asked by Frodo and Sam?

2. Where does the stone land that Wormtongue throws down from the high tower during the parley at Isengard?

3. What do the hobbits call the men that live in Bree?

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

5. What do Sam and Frodo do when they finally get to a path that heads straight towards Mount Doom instead of paths that cross through Orc army camps?

6. What is Merry and Pippin's reaction to the news that Frodo and Sam are leaving the Shire?

7. What does the companionship do once they reach the light of day outside the mines of Moria?

8. Who owns the land of Ithilien when Sam and Frodo are traveling through it on their way to the other entrance into Mordor?

9. Why does the companionship turn back from their initial plan to cross the mountains?

10. Who does Aragorn give the Wild Woods to as the funeral march for Theoden passes through them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jealousy is a pretty strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Gandalf endures death and is reborn with newer and higher powers. Compare and contrast Gandalf the Grey with Gandalf the White. Was this change necessary? Why or why not?

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