The Hobbit- Chapter 9

At the beginning of Chapter 9, everyone except Bilbo is captured by ___________.

• Trolls

• Wood Elves

• Giant Spiders

• Evil Gandalf

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How does Bilbo avoid being captured by the wood elves?

• he slips on the ring and disappears
• he hides behind a copse of bushes
• he was asleep under a pile of leaves at the time of their capture
• he follows a secret path

What happens to the rest of the dwarfs after Thorin is captured?

• they too are captured by wood elves
• they escape Mirkwood only to be captured by humans
• they are led out of the forest by the eagles
• they backtrack through the forest and return to Beorn

How does the group escape the home of the wood elves?

• by climbing into empty wine barrels and floating down river
• they capture elves and use them as ransom
• the kill the Elf King and force their way out
• they find a secret path out of the elves' home

Bilbo is able to get the keys because

• The guard goes off to a feast.
• The guard feels sorry for him.
• The guard falls asleep.
•  The guard goes shopping.

What is the name of the town where the men live and refill the barrels? 

• Lake City
• Round Lake Town 
• Great Lake Town 
• Lake Town 

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How does Bilbo help the dwarves escape the dungeons of the wood elves

• He uses the ring to open their cages with keys
• he forces an elf to open the cages
• he breaks the cages down with Sting
• he causes a distraction while they escape

How does Bilbo get in and out of the palace?

• He walks around invisible with the Ring.
• He's very capable of sneaking around without getting caught.
• He's small enough and able to hide well.
• Hobbits are very quiet when they walk.

Bilbo escapes "like a drowned rat" because

• He is wet from loading dwarves
  into barrels.
• He is wet from riding on a barrel.
• He fell into a swimming pool.
• He spills water over himself.

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What was the main flaw in Bilbo's plan to escape the palace of the wood elves? 

• there were no empty barrels 
• he did not have a barrel for himself.
• there elves inspected each barrel before they sent them downstream
• there were no barrels big enough for the dwarfs