Chapter 9 Flashcards
Fellowship
Who were the mysterious wanderers in the wild lands beyond Bree?
Rangers
What was special about these mysterious wanderers?
They were taller and darker than the Men of Bree and were believed to have strange powers of sight and hearing, and to understand the languages of beasts and birds.
What peculiar (but excellent) arrangement was found in Bree, but nowhere else in the world?
Big People (humans) and Little People (Hobbits) living
together
What was the name of the Hobbit servant at the Prancing Pony?
Nob
What happened as soon as the gate keeper turned his back and went into his house?
a dark figure climbed quickly in over the gate and melted
into the shadows of the village street.
What was the name of the stranger who was wearing leather and sitting in a back corner smoking a pipe?
Strider
What reason did Frodo give the people at the Prancing Pony as to why he traveling?
study history and geography and gather information to write
a book
What drew Frodo’s attention away as he was talking to Strider?
Pippin’s recollection of Bilbo’s Birthday party where he disappeared
What did Frodo do to interrupt Pippin’s story?
He stood up on a table and said something for the moment.
Why did Frodo interrupt Pippin?
He was afraid that Pippin would say things that he shouldn’t
What did the “crowd” at the Prancing Pony ask Frodo to do?
Sing a song
What happened when Frodo was singing his song for a second time and fell off of the table?
He disappeared
Which two people asked to speak to Frodo later when he was alone?
Mr.Butterbur and Strider
