Hobbit+Ch+7-9

Hobbit 7-9

Chapter Seven-- Queer Lodgings
 * 1) Why did Bilbo pinch the eagle?
 * 2) According to Gandalf what are two possibilities explaining the origin of Beorn?
 * 3) How does Gandalf prove himself to be a great manipulator when he is talking to Beorn?
 * 4) What information did Beorn glean in his travels to the wolf-glade?
 * 5) What warning does Beorn give the travellers about proceeding through Mirkwood?
 * 6) What were Gandalf's final cautionary words as he bade farewell to the dwarves and Bilbo?

Chapter Eight-- Flies and Spiders


 * 1) Why were the travellers unable to cross over the stream by bridge?
 * 2) Explain how Bombur's unfortunate incident slowed their travels.
 * 3) Explain why Bilbo and the dwarves strayed from the path.
 * 4) Explain the transformation of Bilbo Baggins' character as he renames his sword Sting.
 * 5) Why is Bilbo horrified when he stumbles upon the dwarves in a dark part of the Mirkwood forest?
 * 6) What do the dwarves discover when they take a headcount?

Chapter Nine-- Barrels Out of Bond


 * 1) Where did the Wood-elves take their captives?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">How did the dwarves react to their interrogation by the Elvenking?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">What does the Elvenking order his men to do?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">How did Bilbo learn that Thorin was being kept captive in the dungeon?