The Hobbit Test and Answer Key

With this summative test covering The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, high school English teachers will evaluate student knowledge and analysis of plot while eliminating the need for at-home assessment planning. In addition to an answer key, a standards-based rubric for scoring the essay section is included to streamline the scoring process. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By taking this test, students will demonstrate understanding of plot (characters, setting, conflicts, etc.); apply knowledge of literary devices to the text; write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision; and support claims with relevant textual evidence

Part 1. Character Identification Multiple choice.
Demonstrate knowledge of the following characters:
Bilbo
Thorin
Gandalf
Elrond
Beorn
Bard
Smaug
Roac
Kili & Fili
Bombur
Bifur
Bofur
Dwalin
Balin
Dori
Gollum
The Great Goblin
Lord of the Eagles
The trolls
The Elvenking
The woof-elves
The thrush
Wargs

Part 2. Important Places and Concepts. Multiple choice.
Demonstrate awareness of the following:
The Arkenstone
Durin’s Day
Description of a typical Baggins
What it means to be “Tookish”
The dwarves’ response to Bilbo’s participation
Bilbo’s emotional response following the unexpected party
The conflict involving the trolls
Beorn’s concerns
Bilbo’s sword
The Orcrist
Rivendell and the Last Homely House
The enchanted stream
Thorin and the Elvenking’s stubbornness
Bilbo’s strategic rescue of the adventurers
Bilbo’s flaw in the escape plan
Lake-town’s reaction to the presence of the adventurers
The mountain’s secret door
A dragon’s special traits

Part 3. Multiple Choice. Literary Devices.
Apply knowledge of the following literary devices:
Internal conflict
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Imagery
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Personification
Part 4. Quote Association.

Part 4. Quote Association.
Identify the speakers of the following quotes:
“If I say he is a Burglar, a Burglar he is, or will be when the time comes.”
“Moon letters are rune letters, but you cannot see them.”
“He’s found it, yes he must have. My birthday present.”
“The day will come when they will perish and I will go back!”
“I’m going to lie here and sleep and dream of food, if I can’t get it any other way.”
“No treasure will come back through Mirkwood without my having something to say in the matter.”
“You ought to have brought 500 burglars, not one."
“I don’t know your smell, but if you are not one of those men of the lake, you had their help.”
“Look for the hollow of the left breast as he flies and turns above you.”
“It is a hundred years and three and fifty since I came out of the egg…”

Part 5. Essay Writing.
Students will read the last few paragraphs of the novel and articulate what the author implies about achieving a fulfilling life.