The Hobbit Chapters 9-11 Practice

1. This character considered confessing the secret of his treasure to the Elvenking.

• Bilbo
• Balin
• Dwalin
• Bombur
• Thorin

2. Lake-town is inhabited by…

• Herds of Wargs
• Armies of goblins
• Troll soldiers
• Human men
• Ancestors of the Eagles

3. Bilbo’s plan to release his imprisoned friends involves…

• Using his ring to secretly enter the Elvenking’s residence. He will then use his powers of persuasion to convince the Elvenking to release them.
• Returning to Beorn’s home, hoping to convince him to visit the Elvenking in lion form. Lions are the animal wo0d-elves fear most.
• Digging an escape hole from his friends’ cells to a designated safe spot within the building. Bilbo, due to his small size, is a master of burrowing.
• Following two guards, who will drink too much and pass out in the cellar. This will leave their keys vulnerable to stealing.

4. How will the dwarves exit the mountain?

• By sending the invisible Bilbo to battle goblins with Sting.
• By calling on Gandalf to appear and magically transport them out.
• By discovering a secret tunnel that leads them toward the mountaintop.
• By imitating bird calls that catch the attention of the Eagles, who will sweep in to save them.
• By shoving themselves into barrels, which will be tossed into the stream leading out.

5. What is the glaring flaw in Bilbo’s escape plan?

• Somewhere along the way he lost Sting.
• He asked Gandalf not to interfere with their journey.
• He was the last adventurer remaining to be put in a barrel, and nobody could help him into one.
• Eagles never venture far from their nests, especially to places where wood-elves live.
• The wood-elves had stolen his ring.

6. When Thorin announced his presence to the bridge’s guards…

• They reacted with skepticism, drawing their weapons.
• They reacted in fear, shrieking deafeningly.
• They reacted excitedly, some running away.
• They reacted with laughter, chuckling at Thorin’s dirty and scrawny appearance.
• They reacted defensively, detaining Thorin and tossing him in yet another dungeon.

7. Why did the Master of Lake-town doubt that Thorin is who he claims to be?

• Thorin looks nothing like the Master envisioned.
• There were inconsistencies in Thorin’s story, which the Master picked up on.
• The Master relied strongly on his instincts. In this case, his instincts made him skeptical.
• The Master did not think it was possible for small dwarves to survive the trail through Mirkwood.
• The elves’ raft men comment on how Thorin is an escaped prisoner.

8. Generally, how did Lake-town’s people receive the adventurers?

• They were indifferent; dwarves are nothing special to the people of the town.
• They were enthusiastic, feeding and pampering the adventurers.
• They were happy to see them, but socially awkward also. Visitors rarely came to these parts, so the people kept their distance from strangers.
• They were furious, believing the adventurers had evil motives; they feared the adventurers would steal the town’s most valued resources.

9. What complication do the adventurers face upon reaching the mountain’s secret door?

• It will not open and has no key hole.
• Smaug, anticipating their arrival, waits behind it,
• The wood-elves, having learned their secret, beat them to the door.
• It is much too small for them to enter.
• Bombur has fallen from the mountain ledge to his death.

10. Who appears, indicating to Bilbo that the complication will be resolved?

• Roac
• The Elvenking
• Dain
• Bard
• The thrush