There and Back Again:Chapter 1

There and Back Again:Chapter 1


1. research and write a short biography on J.R.R.
  John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. after serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of 81.

2. Who is Bilbo Baggins
  Bilbo Baggins is a Hobbit that lives under The Hill, his very wealthy and is related to a hobbit family called the Tooks, they were extremely adventurous and hobbits are not so Bilbo has to be very normal to gain respect.

3. Give a brief description of a hobbit
  A hobbit is a little person that is about the size of a small child, they are very boring or simple folk, meaning that they sit around all day, eating constantly, 6 meals a day, plus tea time.

4. What did Gandalf claim tto be looking for when he arrived at Bilbo's doorstep
  Gandalf was looking for an adventure.

5. What does Gandalf do with the spike on his staff just before leaving Bilbo's home
  Gandalf uses his spike to scratch a mark on Bilbo's door

6. Who began to arrive at Bilbo's home the next day for tea? In what order did the guests come in.
  They came by: Dwarves Dwalin, Balin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bomber, Thorin, and Wizard Gandalf

7.Give proof that Gandalf knocked very hard on Bilbo's front door
  Gandalf did knock very hard because he made a dent on his old mark so Bilbo won't see it

8.List the instruments the dwarves used to accompany their songs
  They have fiddles, flutes, a drum, clarinets, viols, and a harp.

9. Explain why Bilbo let's out a shriek and begins to "shake like jelly"
  Bilbo let's out a shriek because he heard may never return in Thorin's speech, that is also the reason that he started shaking like jelly

10. What does Gandalf threaten to  do if the assembled dwarves  refuse to accept his choice  of Bilbo Baggins as the 14th man for their expedition
  He threatens that he will let them have only 13, which is a VERY unlucky #

11. According to Thorin, what had happened to his family's wealth
  He says it was stolen from him by the dragon Smog.

12. What is your favorite part of this chapter
  My favorite part was the called Far Over the Misty Mountains.