The Hobbit

Chapter 17 – 19

How does Thorin feel when he first learns that the humans and elves have the Arkenstone?

Indifferent
Angry
Amused
v Crushed

How much does Thorin agree to pay out of the treasure to regain the Arkenstone?

A tenth part
A quarter part
A fourteenth part
A thirteenth part

Armies of dwarves, goblins and wargs arrive. The battle that ensues is called the battle of what?

v The Five Armies

The Five Nations
Thermopylae
The Five Heroes

Who must Bilbo say goodbye to immediately after the battle?

Bard
Gandalf
Thorin v
Fili and Kili

What does Gandalf describe for Bilbo?

Lake Town’s destruction

The battle’s end
The journey home
His secret mission
Where do Gandalf, Beorn and Bilbo spend much of the harsh winter?

Lake Town
Mirkwood
Beorn’s house
Rivendell

What do Gandalf and Elrond exchange in Rivendell?

Tales of great deeds

Weapons they have found
Ancient scrolls
Knowing looks

How do the other hobbits of Hobbiton view Bilbo’s adventuring?

With anger
With amusement
With skepticism v
With indifference

1. Why does Thorin refuse to share the reasure with Bard and his allies and treat them with hostility?

2. What is the dwarves’ original plan or strategy?

3. Why does Bilbo give the Arkenstone to Bard the Bowman?

4. How is the treasure divided after the battle is won in Chapter 17?

5. What are the five armies involved in the Battle of the Five Armies?

6. Has Bilbo became a different character after all the quest has been over?