Questions: 1. Who does Bilbo give the ring to at the start of the book? (Answer: Bilbo gives the ring to Frodo) 2. What is the trouble that Gandalf foretells will come if the Ring is not destroyed? (Answer: The trouble that Gandalf foretells is that Sauron will gain control of Middle-Earth) 3. What will happen to the Ring if it is not destroyed? (Answer: If the Ring is not destroyed, Sauron will find it and use its evil powers to try to conquer Middle-Earth) 4. What is the purpose of the Fellowship of the Ring? (Answer: The purpose of the Fellowship of the Ring is to take the Ring to Mordor and destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom) 5. What two things does Frodo take from Bilbo when he leaves The Shire? (Answer: When Frodo leaves The Shire, he takes with him Bilbo’s mithril shirt and the Ring) 6. Who joins Frodo for the first leg of the journey to destroy the Ring? (Answer: Gandalf joins Frodo for the first leg of the journey) 7. Describe the dangerous situation with the Black Riders on Weathertop? (Answer: The Black Riders corner Frodo and his companions on Weathertop and wound Frodo with a poisonous knife whose cold cuts will only heal when the Ring is destroyed) 8. How does Aragorn try to protect Frodo and his companions from the Black Riders on Weathertop? (Answer: Aragorn creates a fire around them and protects them, allowing them to escape) 9. How do Gandalf, Frodo and his companions escape the Black Riders at the Ford of Bruinen? (Answer: Gandalf uses his powers to summon a flood that sweeps away the Black Riders and they escape) 10. What is the prediction that Tom Bombadil makes to Frodo regarding the Ring? (Answer: Tom Bombadil predicts that the Ring may have a will of its own and will not be so easily destroyed)

Rubric: The student will be assessed on their understanding of the text. An A grade would be given to a response that is complete and contains information that is accurate and relevant. A B grade will be given to those responses with some minor inaccuracies, incompleteness or irrelevance. A C grade will be given to students whose response has major inaccuracies, incompleteness or irrelevance. A D grade will be given for significant gaps in understanding.