Lord of the Rings Comprehension Questions PDF

⦁ From what year and what event are all dates of the Shire- reckoning calculated? (4) ⦁ How did the hobbits come to settle the Shire? (5) ⦁ Where was Frodo raised, and how did he come to live with Bilbo Baggins? (24) ⦁ What do the hobbits mean by "filling up the corners"? (28) ⦁ What are Bilbo's...

⦁ From what year and what event are all dates of the Shire- reckoning calculated? (4) ⦁ How did the hobbits come to settle the Shire? (5) ⦁ Where was Frodo raised, and how did he come to live with Bilbo Baggins? (24) ⦁ What do the hobbits mean by "filling up the corners"? (28) ⦁ What are Bilbo's "three purposes" for gathering his 144 guests at his birthday dinner? (30) ⦁ Why does Bilbo want to go away? (32) ⦁ How does Frodo learn of the Enemy and the rebuilding of the Dark Tower in the Land of Mordor? (42) ⦁ Who is Saruman the White? (47) ⦁ What has Gandalf been doing during the seventeen years following Bilbo's disappearance? (49) ⦁ Who was Sméagol, and who has he become? (51) ⦁ Why does Frodo so readily agree with Gandalf's advice that he go to Rivendell? (63) ⦁ Why does Gildor say to Frodo, "I name you Elf-friend"? (82) ⦁ Of what material is Farmer Maggot's house built? (90) ⦁ What is Pippin's full name? (91) ⦁ Who was the founder of the Brandybuck family and the original builder of Brandy Hall? (97) ⦁ What are the chief differences between the Bucklanders and the other hobbits of the Four Farthings? (97) ⦁ Why did Frodo choose the house at Crickhollow? (98) ⦁ How do Merry, Pippin, and Sam know that Frodo has been planning to leave the Shire? (101) ⦁ How does the spell cast on Frodo by Goldberry differ from the spell of "fair Elven-voices"? (121) ⦁ When did Tom Bombadil first meet Goldberry? (123) ⦁ How are Sam, Merry, and Pippin dressed when Frodo sees them laid out in the barrow? (137) ⦁ What does Tom Bombadil choose from the barrow treasure for each hobbit, and what makes his choices special? (142) ⦁ Why, when they reach the East Road, do the four hobbits feel "a deep loneliness and sense of loss"? (143) ⦁ Who are the Rangers and what sets them apart? (146) ⦁ Why has Strider been looking for Frodo Baggins? (161) ⦁ What pledge does Aragorn make to Frodo and his friends? (168) ⦁ According to Strider, when and where are the Black Riders the strongest? (171) ⦁ What was Amun Sûl, and what remains of it? (181) ⦁ What does Strider find in the middle of the Last Bridge, and how does he interpret it? (196) ⦁ Who is Glorfindel? (204) ⦁ Which of the Dark Lord's chief foes live in Rivendell, and why don't they fear the Ringwraiths? (216) ⦁ Who is Arwen, what other name does she bear, and what is her importance to her people? (221) ⦁ When were the Rings of Power forged and by whom? (236) ⦁ Why was the victory of the Last Alliance on the Slopes of Orodruin bittersweet? (237) ⦁ How did Gollum escape from the Elves of Northern Mirkwood? (249) ⦁ Where was Gandalf imprisoned and how did he escape? (254) ⦁ Why does Gandalf say he will accompany Frodo? (266) ⦁ Who reforges the Sword of Elendil, and what new name does it receive? (269) ⦁ Why can't the Company cross the Misty Mountains through the Gap of Rohan? (288) ⦁ Who opens the West-door, and how does he do it? (300) ⦁ Why does Gandalf reject the middle and left-hand passages and choose the right-hand passage? (306) ⦁ Whose tomb does the Company come upon in the large square chamber on the east side of Moria? (312) ⦁ What is Lothlórien, and why is it important to Legolas? (328) ⦁ What feeling comes over Frodo when he crosses the Silverlode? (340) ⦁ What is Cerin Amroth, and what is located there? (341) ⦁ What does Frodo see to the south and to the west from the great flet on Cerin Amroth? (342) ⦁ What and where is the Mirror of Galadriel? (362) ⦁ What ring does the Lady Galadriel wear, and why is it important? (356) ⦁ What is the nature of Boromir's and Aragorn's disagree- ment concerning which course to follow? (380) ⦁ What does Boromir announce he will do when they reach the Isle of Tindrock? (380) ⦁ What is Argonath? (383) ⦁ What does Boromir want to do with the Ring? (389) ⦁ Where does Frodo sit after escaping from Boromir, and what does he see from there? (391) ⦁ What is Aragorn's recommendation concerning what the Company should do next, and how do the others react?