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THE HOBBIT CHAPTER QUESTIONS 1-10
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THE HOBBIT CHAPTER QUESTIONS 1-10What is Gandalf's reputation? How involved do you expect him to be during his
adventure? - Answers -He used to be adventurous, has a wild imagination, is
trustworthy (trusted by thorin's grandfather with key and map), wise and old. Gandalf
sort of plays the role of the mentor, he seems like the one to guide and push bilbo to go
on the adventure. But Gandalf is not going to be involved in the adventure itself.
Gandalf is a wizard with a magic staff, who wears a tall pointy blue hat, long grey cloak,
a silver scarf and black boots. He also has a long beard.
What kind of mark does Gandalf put on Bilbo's door? - Answers -A secret trademark (a
dent). It read Burglar wants a good job, plenty of excitement and reasonable reward.
How many dwarves come to tea? - Answers -13 dwarves came to tea. (Dwalin, Balin,
Kili,Fili,dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Thorin)
What does Thorin wear to distinguish himself from the other dwarves? - Answers -He
wears a sky blue robe with a special long silver tassel. He plays a golden harp. He acts
very superior.
What two things does Gandalf give Thorin? - Answers -Gandalf gave Thorin a Map for
the journey and key to the mountain.
How did the dwarves lose their treasure and kingdom? - Answers -A wicked, greedy,
strong dragon named Smaug Killed the dwarves in Dale and took over their kingdom
and all their treasure.
What are the terms of Bilbo's contract? do you think they are fair terms? - Answers --
Cash on delivery up to and not exceeding 14th of total profits if any
- all travelling expenses guaranteed
- in any event, funeral expenses to be defrayed by us or our Representatives if the
occasion arises and the matter is not otherwise arranged for.
These seem like pretty fair terms considering there is 14 of them.
How does bilbo know that the three people are trolls? Can you think of any other stories
especially children stories and fairytales you know about trolls? How are tolkien's trolls
similar to trolls in Other Stories? How are they different? - Answers -Bilbo knew they
were trolls because in the story he mentioned their descriptions ¨Even Bilbo in spite of
his sheltered life could see that from the great heavy faces of them and their size and
the shape of their legs not to mention their language which was not drawing room
fashion at all at all¨ .
Make a list of magical creatures add roles to the list and any other creatures you met in
the first chapter? - Answers -Magical Creatures
, Trolls
Dwarves
Hobbits
Wizards
Dragons
Goblins
Elves
Orcs
Giants
Wargs (evil wolves)
How is Bilbo caught? What lesson do you think he should learn as a result of his
capture? - Answers -He tried to pickpocket williams (troll) pocket but got caught instead
of going back and telling the dwarfs about the trolls. He should learn not to be
overconfident, Think before performing your actions, could have asked to help instead
of taking a big risk to try and prove himself.
How does Gandalf rescue Bilbo and the dwarves in chapter 2? - Answers -He
impersonated the voices of the other trolls creating an argument between them until
dawn when trolls become stone if they dont go underground.
What do they take from the trolls' hoard? - Answers -Pots of gold coins
Food
Jeweled hit swords (Gandalf & Thorin)
Knife (Bilbo)
Barrel of ale
Why is Rivendell hard to find? - Answers -Rivendell is hard to find because it is located
in a hidden valley. The elves need to stay protected from all their enemies.
Who are the enemies of the elves? - Answers -The dwarves are the enemies of the
elves. The goblins. The elves perceive the humans to be greedy and do not trust them.
What important discovery does Elrond make regarding Thorin's map? What does it
suggest about Thorin that he owns the map for years and never notices what Elrond
notices right away? - Answers -Elrond discovered the moon letters on the map. Moon
letters can only be seen when the moon shines behind them and it must be a moon of
the same shape and season as the day when they were written the dwarves invented
them and wrote them with silver pens. The fact that Thorin didn't see them could
possibly mean two things firstly he might have not known about moon letters and does
not know much about his culture or he did not care very much about the map to look at
it properly, dwarves are not very fond of taking help, maybe dwarves didn't create the
writing.
When is Durin's Day? What is significant about this day as it relates to Bilbo's quest? -
Answers -Durin's day is the first day of the dwarves New Year. it is when the last Moon
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