Hobbit Vocab

porthole dale
brass fender
pegs flummoxed
be fond of solemn
pantries pinch
blunder along grocer
inclined to expedition
discreetly: obstinately
sprout up remuneration
snapdragons plunder
laburnums reverence
prosy spout
scuttle crocks
stride away dismally
flustered defray
plump down dreary
throng cavalcade
depredation toothsome
ale purloined
porter pluck up courage
hearth blighter
bewuthered commotion
dent gnawed
haughty incantations
larders largish
confusticate scabbards
whisk jewelled hilts
mantelpiece sheath
fiddles scanty
wag against the wall waylaid
hilt
 Summary Questions
Chapter I

* Describe the Hobbits. What sort of people are they? Describe their haibts, physical characteristics,
personality, etc.

* Name all the guests that came to Bilbo’s hobbit-hole. How many dwarves are there?

* Go to page 16
What does it mean by

a. “Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains....”

b. “He shuddered: and very quickly he was plain Mr Bagigins of Bag-End, Under-Hill, again.”

* What happened to Thorin’s grandfather and father? What are their names?

* Describe the dwarves and Thorin Oakenshield.

* Why did Gandalf choose Bilbo as the 14th member of the expedition.

Summary Questions
Chapter II

* Describe the personlaity of Kili and Fili. What happened to the food that Kili and Fili was carrying?

* Why was Gandalf away? what was he doing?

* How did Bilbo and the dwarves get away from the troll?