The hobbit chapter 1-2; Questions and
Answers
Who is Bilbo Baggins? Correct Answer-Bilbo Baggings is a well-to-do Hobbit
that lives in The Hill. He was very respectable and rich and never did anything
unexpected.
Give a brief description of a hobbit. Correct Answer-Hobbits are little people,
about half the height of a human, and smaller than a dwarf. The hobbits have no
bread, they have fat stomachs, wear bright colors, and they have hairy, leathery
feet.
Discuss the significance of the name Belladonna. Correct Answer-.
Belladonna Took was Bilbo Baggins' mother. She was of the Took clan that were
very adventurous. The Took clan was said to have had fairy blood in them and
occasionally, a took would disappear on an adventure and the family would
hush up about it.
what did Gandalf claim to be looking for when he arrived on Bilbo's doorstep?
Correct Answer-Gandalf claimed to be looking for someone to share in an
adventure that he was arranging. He told Bilbo that he was having a difficult
time finding someone.
what does Gandalf do with the spike on his staff just before leaving Bilbo's
home? Correct Answer-Gandalf scratched a queer sign on the door as he left.
who began to arrive at Bilbo's home the next day for tea? Correct Answer-
Thirteen dwarves showed up at Bilbo's house the next day.
, The hobbit chapter 1-2; Questions and
Answers
give proof that Gandalf has knocked very hard on Bilbo's front door. Correct
Answer-Gandalf knocked very hard on the door with his staff, leaving a dent in
the door. He had also, with the dent, knocked out the secret mark he had put
there before.
list the instruments the dwarves used to accompany their songs. Correct
Answer-The dwarves had fiddles, flutes, a drum, clarinets, viols, and a beautiful
golden harp.
what indication is there that Thorin is the leader of the dwarves? Correct
Answer-Thorin does nothing to help clean up or provide a service to Bilbo. Also,
Thorin told one of the other dwarves to get his harp, and no one started playing
until Thorin struck his harp. When it came time to talk and explain the
adventure, Thorin is the dwarf who spoke.
Explain why Bilbo lets out a horrible shriek and begins to shake like jelly.
Correct Answer-Bilbo let out a shriek as soon as he heard Thorin say that
some of them may never return from their adventure. As some as he shrieked,
the dwarves sprang up and Gandalf struck a blue light on the end of his staff. At
this, Bilbo thought he had been struck by lightning.
What does Gandalf threaten to do if the assembled dwarves refuse to accept his
choice of Bilbo Baggins as the fourteenth man for their expedition? Correct
Answer-Gandalf told the dwarves that he had picked Bilbo for good reason. If
any of them thought he had chosen the wrong man or the wrong house, he told
the dwarves they could go on with 13 and have bad luck or go back to digging
coal.
Answers
Who is Bilbo Baggins? Correct Answer-Bilbo Baggings is a well-to-do Hobbit
that lives in The Hill. He was very respectable and rich and never did anything
unexpected.
Give a brief description of a hobbit. Correct Answer-Hobbits are little people,
about half the height of a human, and smaller than a dwarf. The hobbits have no
bread, they have fat stomachs, wear bright colors, and they have hairy, leathery
feet.
Discuss the significance of the name Belladonna. Correct Answer-.
Belladonna Took was Bilbo Baggins' mother. She was of the Took clan that were
very adventurous. The Took clan was said to have had fairy blood in them and
occasionally, a took would disappear on an adventure and the family would
hush up about it.
what did Gandalf claim to be looking for when he arrived on Bilbo's doorstep?
Correct Answer-Gandalf claimed to be looking for someone to share in an
adventure that he was arranging. He told Bilbo that he was having a difficult
time finding someone.
what does Gandalf do with the spike on his staff just before leaving Bilbo's
home? Correct Answer-Gandalf scratched a queer sign on the door as he left.
who began to arrive at Bilbo's home the next day for tea? Correct Answer-
Thirteen dwarves showed up at Bilbo's house the next day.
, The hobbit chapter 1-2; Questions and
Answers
give proof that Gandalf has knocked very hard on Bilbo's front door. Correct
Answer-Gandalf knocked very hard on the door with his staff, leaving a dent in
the door. He had also, with the dent, knocked out the secret mark he had put
there before.
list the instruments the dwarves used to accompany their songs. Correct
Answer-The dwarves had fiddles, flutes, a drum, clarinets, viols, and a beautiful
golden harp.
what indication is there that Thorin is the leader of the dwarves? Correct
Answer-Thorin does nothing to help clean up or provide a service to Bilbo. Also,
Thorin told one of the other dwarves to get his harp, and no one started playing
until Thorin struck his harp. When it came time to talk and explain the
adventure, Thorin is the dwarf who spoke.
Explain why Bilbo lets out a horrible shriek and begins to shake like jelly.
Correct Answer-Bilbo let out a shriek as soon as he heard Thorin say that
some of them may never return from their adventure. As some as he shrieked,
the dwarves sprang up and Gandalf struck a blue light on the end of his staff. At
this, Bilbo thought he had been struck by lightning.
What does Gandalf threaten to do if the assembled dwarves refuse to accept his
choice of Bilbo Baggins as the fourteenth man for their expedition? Correct
Answer-Gandalf told the dwarves that he had picked Bilbo for good reason. If
any of them thought he had chosen the wrong man or the wrong house, he told
the dwarves they could go on with 13 and have bad luck or go back to digging
coal.
