Chapter 9
The reason Bilbo did not get captured by the Woodelves.
What is he was wearing his invisibility ring?
The use of the waterway by the dwarves to escape the Elvenking was, in fact, the only safe passage that remained through Mirkwood to the mountain plains.
The answer is the best thematic concept for this fact.
What is luck?
The name of the place that had little grass, no tree or bush, and only broken and blackened stumps to speak of times when the area was once lush.
What is the Desolation of the Dragon?
The main reason Thorin did not want to tell the Elvenking the details of their adventure.
What is he didn't want to share their treasure?
The inhabitants of Lake-town.
Who are men?
"'...And the knotted ropes are too slender for my weight.' Luckily for him that was not true, as you will see."
What is foreshadowing?
How Bilbo rescues the dwarves from the Elvenking.
What is by stealing the guard keys when they were passed out and exiting the castle in empty food crates by means of the water gate?
How the people of Lake-Town knew of the dwarves.
What are the old songs about the King under the Mountain?
Bilbo's job on the mountain.
What is to sit and think?
The method of rescue by Bilbo will cause the woodelves to believe the dwarves escaped by these means.
What is powerful magic?
The four things given to Thorin and company, as well as Mr. Baggins, by the people of Lake-Town. (Don't over think this one.)
What is food, lodging, clothing, and medical care?
This person discovered the doorway to the mountain indicated on Thorin's map.
Who is Bilbo?
Bilbo's actions in chapter nine reveal him to be this type of character.
Round: multidimensional; many character traits
Flat: two-dimensional; has one main character trait
Static: a character that doesn't grow; he/she remains the same throughout a story
Dynamic: a character who grows and changes throughout a story
What is round and dynamic?
The ironic result of Bilbo and the dwarves staying in Lake-Town.
What is the Elvenking found out what their quest was all about, including the possible treasure they would regain?
The thrush is often a symbol of both good fortune and misery in equal measure. How does Tolkien use the thrush in this chapter to symbolize this?
Answers may vary.
Logical responses will reflect on the thrush to signal to Bilbo how to enter the mountain, which is good fortune because it brings the group one step closer to regaining the dwarves' home, but also one step closer to the dangerous Smaug.