EFFECT: Frodo goes on a journey to

destroy The One Ring

CAUSE: Frodo trusts Gandalf and
believes adventures are exciting

CAUSE: Gandalf informs Frodo that The

One Ring is evil and must be destroyed

CAUSE: Gandalf tests the ring and

finds out it is The One Ring

CAUSE: Bilbo retires and leaves the

ring to Frodo

CAUSE: Frodo develops a love of

adventure and trust of Gandalf

CAUSE: Frodo meets and befriends

Gandalf through Bilbo

CAUSE: Frodo grows up hearing

about Bilbo’s adventures

CAUSE: Bilbo returns home and later

adopts his cousin Frodo

CAUSE: While on the adventure,

Bilbo finds a magic ring

PERSON or EVENT: Frodo Baggins CAUSE: Bilbo goes on an adventure

with the wizard, Gandalf

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 1. What is ONE cause (pick one), if removed or changed, that would significantly change the effect?
What if Gandalf had tested the ring before Bilbo retired?

1. Why would this cause have changed the effect?

Bilbo might not have retired and left The One Ring to Frodo and then Frodo would not have gone on the journey or the journey might have been
significantly changed.

2. What might a new effect have been (use your imagination)?

Bilbo might have gone on the journey, instead of Frodo, to destroy The One Ring. Or maybe Bilbo and Frodo would have gone together.

If you know the rest of the story, the journey might have failed due to Bilbo have a stronger attachment to The One Ring. On the other hand, if they had left
earlier, they might have more easily succeeded as Sauron’s forces were not as strong as they would later become.

Works Cited Section: List here all resources your group used to get your information. List the title of any books used (i.e. your textbook) and the
web address of an internet sources used.

 Book: The Fellowship of the Ring

 Webpage: tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Timeline_of_Frodo_Baggins
 Webpage: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring#ref1261684