The Hobbit Worksheet / Study Guide @ Beverly Schmitt, 2001, all rights reserved Chapter 7: Queer Lodgings Vocabulary: Define the following words with only 1-2 words. 1. queer ___________________________ 9. shrill ________________________ 2. twined __________________________ 10. refuge ________________________ 3. pinnacles ________________________ 11. offended ________________________ 4. cropping ________________________ 12. perils ________________________ 5. plight ________________________ 13. withered ________________________ 6. appalling ________________________ 14. vengeance ________________________ 7. lopped ________________________ 15. scour ________________________ 8. reputation ________________________ Comprehension Questions: Answer the questions briefly (full sentences are unnecessary) 1. How did Mr. Bilbo Baggins react to waking up in the eagles’ eyrie? __________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. When would Mr. Bilbo Baggins see the eagles again? _____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe Beorn. ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How does Gandalf introduce Thorin & Company to Beorn? ________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What retained Beorn’s interest in Gandalf’s story? _______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Who serves Thorin & Company during meals? __________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Where did Gandalf go and why? ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why do you think Beorn found it necessary to check on the story of Thorin & Company? ________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What advice did Beorn give Thorin & Company? ________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why do you think Beorn was the shadowy protector? ____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Why did Gandalf leave Thorin & Company at the edge of Mirkwood? What does he give the dwarves to help them with their journey? What does Gandalf believe is necessary for the dwarves’ mission to succeed? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________