THE HOBBIT STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
What was unusual about the Tooks? - Answers -they went on many adventures
Why did Gandalf visit Bilbo? - Answers -he was looking for someone to adventure with
him
Who was Bilbo expecting for tea? - Answers -Gandalf
What about his uninvited guests irked Bilbo? - Answers -he liked visitors, but liked to
know them before arrival
What effect did the dwarves' singing have on Bilbo? - Answers -he felt it was so
amazing, he forgot everything else
State Gloin's opinion of Bilbo Baggins. - Answers -"He looks more like a grocer than a
burglar!"
Gandalf showed the dwarves something that belonged to Thorin's grandather. What
was it? - Answers -Map of the Mountain
What was Gollum's lost birthday present? - Answers -Bilbo's pocket
How did Bilbo discover the power of the ring? - Answers -he put it on
How did Bilbo find the way out of Gollum's land? - Answers -tricked Gollum into thinking
he already found the way out, Gollum chased after, and Bilbo followed
Why didn't Bilbo kill Gollum? - Answers -it wasn't a fair fight
What gave Bilbo away to the goblins as he tried to escape out the door? - Answers -the
ring fell off his finger into his pocket
Why did the Goblins give up looking for Bilbo? - Answers -they don't like the sun; it
makes their legs wobble and their heads giddy
Why did the dwarves have a better opinion of Bilbo Baggins when he rejoined them
after his adventures with Gollum and the goblins? - Answers -he snuck up behind them
and snuck past the look out man
What detail about his adventures with Gollum did Bilbo leave out when he told the
dwarves the story? - Answers -finding the ring
Where were the travelers after the goblin adventures? - Answers -the other side of the
mountain
, Why did the travelers climb up into the trees? - Answers -onslaught of the rocks and
sight of wolves
Who saved Bilbo from the wolves? - Answers -Dori
Identify wargs. - Answers -evil wolves over the edge of the wild
Why were the wargs at the cleaning? - Answers -meet the goblins and the goblins were
late
How did Gandalf try to get rid of the wargs and goblins? - Answers -threw pinecones
with blue, red, and green flames
Who or what saved the travelers from the wargs, goblins, and fire? - Answers -the
Eagles
Describe the Eagles. - Answers -keen eyes, not kindly, some cowardly and cruel,
greatest of all birds, proud, strong, and noble-hearted
Identify Beorn. - Answers -very strong and a skin changer
Why did gandalf introduce the dwarves a few at a time to Beorn? - Answers -he gets
angry easily
What news did Gandalf bring the dwarves about Beorn's whereabouts? - Answers -oak-
wood and he has a wooden house
Beorn warned them about some things in Mirkwood. What? - Answers -perils in the
woods
How do we know Beorn liked the travelers? - Answers -he did everything he promised
Why did Gandalf leave Thorin & Co.? - Answers -pressing business away south
What were Gandalf's parting words to the travelers as he left them at Mirkwood? -
Answers -"DON'T LEAVE THE PATH"
Describe Mirkwood. - Answers -arch like path with ivy all around, trees leaned over and
listened (personification) and pitch dark nights
How did the travelers cross the black water? - Answers -boat
What happened to Bombur at the black water river crossing? - Answers -he fell in and
started drowning
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