Chapter 4

Question 0

after speaking to gildor, where does ffrodo plan to go that very day? what does frodo say his purpose is now?

Answer 0

he plans to go to Bucklebury as quickly as possible . frodo says his purpose is to see through and to do something out of the shire, before the end.

Question 1

at the end of chapter 3, what does gildor advise frodo to do? Does gildor know specifically what Frodo’s purpose is on his journey? In other words, what does Gildor not know about

Answer 1

Gildor advises frodo to leave the shire because he has no protection anymore. he advises him to take someone that he trusts along with him. he does not know about Frodo’s inheritance of the Ring.

Question 2

describe what happened that took frodo, sam, and pippin off course. what direction are they mistakenly headed?

Answer 2

they went off course because they were trying to avoid the Black Rider they thought that they had seen near the banks, they are headed too much to the south.

Question 3

now that they are in the wide open and away from the woods how are their fears

Answer 3

their fears have grown less because the land became more steady to walk across, but they were still uneasy.

Question 4

what does the Black Rider ask of Farmer Maggot? and try to bribe him with?

Answer 4

the black rider asks farmer maggot to tell him if mr. baggins passes by there. he bribes him with gold.

Question 5

at this point, how many miles from Maggots home to the ferry

Answer 5

5 miles