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Question 1

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Chapter 12 Inside Information

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Asked by Monique N #535564

Last updated by Aslan on 6/8/2016 4:17 AM

Question 2

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Page 213: When the text says that bilbo "fought the real battle in the tunnel alone," what battle is the passage talking about (Tolkien 213)? And, what UNIVERSAL THEME does this describe?

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Asked by maddie j #348277

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Question 3

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Why did J.R.R. Tolkien write The Hobbit and other stories of Middle-earth?

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Question 4

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List the hints that foreshadow the goblins' surprise attack well before it occurs.

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Asked by Josie M #463893

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Question 5

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Question 6

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What does thorin have up his sleeve?

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Question 7

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Question 8

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In chapters 15-?

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Question 9

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why is pitch repeated on page 175 chapter 8

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Question 10

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why is sound repeated on page 175 chapter 8

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Asked by janam b #353775

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Question 11

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How did the controller know that the barrels would be empty?

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Question 12

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Find an example of how Tolkien vividly describes the natural surrounding Bilbo and his friends inhabit.

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Asked by paula b #338357

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 10/21/2013 12:39 PM

Question 13

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How is food and eating significant to different characters, and species in The Hobbit?

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Asked by jay r #311815

Last updated by Aslan on 3/30/2013 10:05 PM

Question 14

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How did Bilbo escape Gollum? Was it wits or luck?

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Asked by rainey s #214115

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Question 15

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What does Biblo's early reaction to Gandalf and his later responses to the dwarves say about his character? Can you think of some other ordinary characters (fiction and real-life) who are pushed by circumstances to do heroic things?

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Asked by jennifer t #269905

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Question 16

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What is a word in the hobbit that starts with J, U, X, and Z?

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Asked by ayanna k #253925

Last updated by Aslan on 6/2/2012 11:39 PM

Question 17

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what story did thorin tell bilbo?

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Question 18

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What is the role of the ring?

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Asked by gary j #205285

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Question 19

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What did Gandalf mean by, "Valleys have ears, and some elves have over merry tongues" on page 70?

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Asked by janam b #341921

Last updated by john H #1302693 on 4/24/2023 3:53 PM

Question 20

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What happens to their "dwarfish hearts" when thorn and the others see the piles of gold and jewels in Smaug's lair?

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Asked by mercedes c #432713

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Question 21

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Compare the descriptions of Beorn and his house with various classic versions of the story of Beauty and the Beast. How is Beorn similar to this archetype? How is he different?

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Asked by Hailey O #446422

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Question 22

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How is one side of Bilbo's personality beginning to take over?

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Asked by Cynthia S #870086

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Question 23

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Thorin From the book the Hobbit ch.10

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Asked by Chloe S #752489

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Question 24

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What are some different situations in which Bilbos ring helps him out of a jam?

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Asked by McKenna M #818153

Last updated by christian m #1138137 on 5/7/2021 6:17 PM

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