Midterm Review (Chapters 1-9) Flashcards
What were the dwarves planning to do?
seek their treasure
bewildered, confused
flummoxed
commonplace, plain
prosy
scorched; surface-burned
singed
“I am looking for womeone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it’s very difficult to find anyone.” Who said it?
Gandalf
“We are plain quiet folk and I have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!” Who said it?
Bilbo
“Tell me what you want done, and I will try it, if I have to walk from here to the East of East and fight the wild Were-worms in the Last Desert!” Who said it?
Bilbo
Why was the Took side of Bilbo’s family not as responsible as the Bagginses?
They were adventurous
What items did Bill, Bert, and Tom keep in their lair?
supplies and treasures
flesh of sheep used as food
mutton
stolen, pilfered
purloined
miscellaneous belongings, equipment
paraphernalia
“Bilmey, Bert, look what I’ve copped!” Who said it?
William
“I am a good cook myslef, and cook better than I cook, if you see what I mean.” Who said it?
Bilbo
What was the valuable information that Elrond shared with the Company about?
the map and the swords
“Hmmm! It smells like elves!” Who said it?
Bilbo
“Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin’s Day will shine upon the key-hole” Who said it?
Elrond
Thorin told the Great Goblin they were traveling to do what?
visit relatives
“Who are these miserable persons?” Who said it?
Great Goblin
“Why, O why did I ever bring a wretched little hobbit on a treasure hunt!” Who said it?
Bombur
Gollum suggested a game of riddles in order to do what?
learn about Bilbo
“Is it nice, my preciousness? Is it juicy? Is it scrumptiously crunchable?” Who said it?
Gollum
cliff, ledge
precipice
a high perched nest
eyrie
What did the Company stuble into immediately after fleeing the mountain?
a gathering of wolves
“A very ticklish business, it was. Touch and go!” Who said it?
Gandalf
stared at angrily; scowled
glowered
Why did Beorn come to like the dwarves?
they killed goblins
“A dozen! That’s the first time I’ve herd eight called a dozen.” Who said it?
Beorn
bulging, spherical
bulbous
What lured the dwarves off the path in Mirkwood?
hunger and desperation
“I will give you a name and I shall call you Sting.” Who said it?
Bilbo
“There is no escape from my magic doors for those who are once brought inside.” Who said it?
Elvenking
What was the chief value in Bilbo’s invisibility in the Elvenking’s place?
devise a plan of escape
“We shall be bruised and battered to pieces, and drowned too, for certain!” Who said it?
all the dwarves
