Chapters 11-16 Quiz

Question 1

someone who shows fear or timidity

Answer 1

coward

Question 2

small breaks or splits

Answer 2

crannies

Question 3

where a wild animal lives or rests

Answer 3

lair

Question 4

roaming about a raid in search of plunder

Answer 4

marauding

Question 5

lacking color, pale

Answer 5

pallid

Question 6

dangerous or hazardous

Answer 6

perilous

Question 7

to grow smaller

Answer 7

waning

Question 8

someone who helps (financially)

Answer 8

benefactor

Question 9

predictions or revelations

Answer 9

prophecies

Question 10

giving warning, foretelling

Answer 10

foreboding

Question 11

past tense of bid

Answer 11

bade

Question 12

:) payments made to make up for insult or injury

Answer 12

amends

Question 13

weakened by old age or illness

Answer 13

decrepit

Question 14

outstanding, above others

Answer 14

eminent

Question 15

prevented from being successful

Answer 15

foiled

Question 16

weight down by a heavy load

Answer 16

laden

Question 17

desired, wished for a lot

Answer 17

coveted

Question 18

gloomy

Answer 18

dreary

Question 19

a humorous imitation of another real or imaginary event

Answer 19

parody

Question 20

when an author brings a character to life

Answer 20

characterization

Question 21

when the author or a character describes another character (like when Tolkien says that Bilbo is becoming a leader)

Answer 21

direct characterization

Question 22

when a character’s traits are revealed by her actions and speech (like when Bilbo gives orders to Thorin)

Answer 22

indirect characterization