The Hobbit- Chapter 8
-pg. 141- they were upset about being in the forest and they felt no hope
-setting- air quality is poor(figuratively translates to feeling overwhelmed), dark - ANS-Compare
the mood of the travelers to the setting of Chapter 8 seen in the first few pages of the chapter.
-Bombur was drowning
-the water was enchanted so it put him to asleep
-they had to carry him
-when he woke up, it turns out that he had lost his memory - ANS-What happens to Bombur and
how does this affect him the rest of the chapter? Be descriptive.
if it was in 1st person, we would think there was a lot of walking left and the trees did not form
like a large bowl like Bilbo - ANS-Consider the paragraph beginning on page 149, "Actually, as I
have told you, they...". How does having an omniscient narrator affect the telling of this
paragraph compared to if it was given in the 1st person from Bilbo's limited point of view?
they left the path - ANS-What decision do the adventurers decide on that they were previously
warned about?
sting - ANS-What does Bilbo name his sword?
treasure - ANS-What is the elf-king's weakness?
-the dwarves and the elves had many wars in the ancient days
-they hated each other
-the elves accused the dwarves of stealing their treasure
-the elf king tried to bargain with them but then refused to pay - ANS-Summarize the history
between dwarves and elves.
repugnantly hateful, unpleasant - ANS-abominable
to remain or stay on or in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave
- ANS-lingered
tending in a direction that makes an angle with anything else - ANS-inclined
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