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The Hobbit - Chapter 11

Authored by Joe Solomon

English

6th - 12th Grade

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The Hobbit - Chapter 11
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This quiz focuses on Chapter 11 of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," covering the expedition's arrival at the Lonely Mountain and the discovery of the secret door. Designed for middle school students in grades 6-8, the questions assess reading comprehension, attention to detail, and ability to recall specific plot events and character actions. Students need strong literal comprehension skills to track the sequence of events as the company makes three camps, scouts the area around the mountain, and ultimately discovers how to open the secret door using Durin's Day and the thrush's knocking. The quiz requires students to distinguish between similar details, understand cause-and-effect relationships in the narrative, and remember specific names of places, characters, and objects that are crucial to this pivotal chapter in the story. Created by Joe Solomon, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 6-12. This chapter-specific quiz serves as an excellent tool for checking student comprehension after reading assignments, ensuring that students have absorbed the key plot developments that set up the climactic encounters with Smaug. Teachers can use this as a formative assessment to gauge whether students are ready to move forward in the novel, or as a review activity before discussing the chapter's significance to the overall quest narrative. The quiz works well for homework assignments, reading check quizzes, or as part of a larger unit assessment on "The Hobbit." This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.6.1, RL.7.1, and RL.8.1, which require students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, demonstrating their ability to comprehend literary texts at grade-appropriate complexity levels.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On the western side of the great southern spur of the mountain, their was a great height called ________________.  This is where the party made their first camp. 

Eaglehill
Crowhill
Ravenhill
Dragonhill

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why won’t the men of Lake-Town stay with the dwarves?

They think the dragon will attack their town.
Humans don't camp.
They fear goblin attacks.
They fear the wild animals.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Where does the expedition make each of their three camps?

Along the river, near where the ponies could graze, and by the secret door.
In a cave, along a river, and by the secret door.
Near the base of the mountain, about halfway up the mountain, and at the secret door.
In a cave, in a different cave, and then near the door.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What causes the door to appear?

The key and the last ray of sun.
The key and finding the keyhole.
The starlight shines on the door.
The shadow of the sunset.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why do the spirits of the dwarves start to fall?

They get into an argument amongst each other and stop speaking for awhile.
They need to be quiet so they don't alert the dragon.
Getting closer to the mountain is scary, and the land is black and barren.
The dwarves are very tired and hungry and just want the journey to be overwith.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes Bilbo to remember the riddle to enter the passage?

A thrush tapping a snail shell on the door
He remembers a tune Gandalf sang
He finds the riddle written in stone nearby
He falls asleep and sees it in a dream

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When Bilbo, Balin, Fili and Kili went out to scout the South where the Front Gate stood, they were able to see the ruins of what town?

Dale
Vale
Sale 
Gale

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CCSS.RL.6.1

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