Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

PROLOGUE-BOOK 1, CHAPTER 2

Reading Check

1. What title do the Hobbits give to their police?

2. What birthday is Bilbo celebrating?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why do the Sackville-Bagginses decide to attend Bilbo’s party? How is their attendance meaningful?

2. What birthday is Frodo celebrating on the same day as Bilbo’s, and how is this birthday significant?

3. How does Gandalf confirm that Frodo’s ring is the One Ring? In what ways is the One Ring a danger?

Paired Resource

“Mythopoeia”

• This poem was written by Tolkien in response to C. S. Lewis’s criticism of the myth-making process. Listen along to a recorded reading here.
• What arguments does “Mythopoeia” give for the importance of myth and storytelling? How does it enhance your understanding of the Hobbit characters to learn about their history?

BOOK 1, CHAPTERS 3-5

Reading Check

1. Where does Gandalf tell Frodo to go?

2. What is in the basket that Farmer Maggot gives to Frodo?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence.