The Hobbit Chapters 2-4Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of 'parapet'?

• D) Characters/letters in another alphabet

• C) Annoyed or irritated

• B) A low, protective wall along the edge of a roof

• A) A type of small song bird

What does 'gruesome' mean?

• D) Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

• C) To search thoroughly by turning over all the contents

• B) Horribly repugnant; ghastly; grisly

• A) A low, protective wall along the edge of a roof

What does it mean to 'hoard' something?

• A) To accumulate for future use, stockpile in a hidden or carefully guarded place

• C) Characters/letters in another alphabet

• D) A type of small song bird

• B) Annoyed or irritated

What are 'runes'?

• A) Horribly repugnant; ghastly; grisly

• C) Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

• D) To search thoroughly by turning over all the contents

• B) Characters/letters in another alphabet

What does 'vexed' mean?

• B) Horribly repugnant; ghastly; grisly

• A) A low, protective wall along the edge of a roof

• D) Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

• C) Annoyed or irritated

What is the definition of 'uncanny'?

• A) To accumulate for future use, stockpile in a hidden or carefully guarded place

• C) Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

• D) Annoyed or irritated

• B) Horribly repugnant; ghastly; grisly

What does it mean to 'rummage' through something?

• D) A type of small song bird

• C) Annoyed or irritated

• B) To search thoroughly by turning over all the contents

• A) Horribly repugnant; ghastly; grisly

What is a 'thrush'?

• A) A low, protective wall along the edge of a roof

• B) Horribly repugnant; ghastly; grisly

• C) A type of small song bird

• D) Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation