Hobbit Chapter 7-11

(Chapter 7) Why does Gandalf say he will be riding the horse back?

• He is saying he will be guiding them

• He is saying he will be returning to stay with Beorn

• he's saying that he will be leaving the group

(Chapter 7) When Beorn was missing, he

• went back to check the travelers' story

• was scouting the area for goblins

• had gone to get honey for his guests

(Chapter 7) Beorn warns Bilbo and the dwarves not to

• depend on Gandalf

• enter the forest from the north

• touch the water of a certain stream

(Chapter 7) Gandalf's most important advice is

• not to waste arrows

• not to stray from the path

• to keep their spirits up

(Chapter 8) When Bilbo climbs a tree to look out above the forest,

• he sees butterflies and sun

• he sees the edge of the forest

• he caught a glimpse of the Lonely Mountain

(Chapter 8) Magic is at work in the forest, as evidenced by

• Bombur's fall

• Twinkling lights and fires

• Gandalf's fireworks

(Chapter 8) Bilbo gives the name "Sting" to

• a large spider

• the ring

• his sword

(Chapter 8) Bilbo is able to challenge the spiders by

• throwing stones

• asking riddles

• outrunning them

(Chapter 8) At the chapter's end, Thorin is

• still in the tree, not rescued

• hiding in a small cave

• in an elf-king's dungeon

(Chapter 9) The Elvenking holds the travelers because

• they are strangers invading his territory

• they won't explain the quest

• he wants some of the treasure