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  Can you guys Give me detail on humans in the Hobbit Or There and Back Again

  Posted by hellohello123456789 on Oct 26, 2009 at 04:32 PM

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  why did bilbo give away the arkestone to bard?  

  Posted by disneygirl195 on Sep 17, 2009 at 05:08 PM

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  What is the hierarchy among the races and within the world of Middle Earth?

  Posted by blahbitch on Aug 24, 2009 at 05:42 PM

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  Do individuals have any power over what they become or are their characters entirely determined by static factors such as family and race?

  Posted by blabbber on Aug 12, 2009 at 05:28 PM

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  Describe how Bilbo Baggins in the book The Hobbit becomes like someone he hates while at the end he does the right thing.  

  Posted by denise307 on Jul 23, 2009 at 08:49 AM

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  Why does Thorin reject Roac's advice?

  Posted by lucylucylucy on Jul 14, 2009 at 08:24 AM

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  Who is a small, slimy, dark creature?

  Posted by frackle on Jun 10, 2009 at 05:10 PM

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  How is the relationship between the Lake-men and the Wood-elves described in "The Hobbit"?

  Posted by sophie54321 on May 31, 2009 at 08:53 PM

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  What does bilbo take from the hoard?

  Posted by breemah911 on May 17, 2009 at 05:07 PM

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  In "The Hobbit", why does Bilbo name his sword sting?

  Posted by iluvtrever on May 11, 2009 at 06:13 PM

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  What is a short summary of "The Hobbit"?  

  Posted by aneke on Apr 13, 2009 at 03:39 AM

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  In "The Hobbit" what is the biscuit like food all the creatures eat in the story?

  Posted by tjs on Apr 12, 2009 at 02:28 AM

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  In "The Hobbit", which character dies in the battle of the five armies?

  Posted by italia17 on Apr 5, 2009 at 07:14 PM

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  In "The Hobbit", how did the band of adventurers become trapped in the mountain in chapter 14?

  Posted by fishy on Apr 2, 2009 at 08:00 PM

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  Does Smaug from "The Hobbit" have any legitimacy?  Is there any redeeming reason for his existence?

  Posted by jjjetplaneiscrazay23 on Mar 30, 2009 at 04:42 PM

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  How does Thorin say Bilbo's share of treasure will be determined?

  Posted by wowxitsmoxx on Mar 8, 2009 at 07:00 PM

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  What is the significance of the birds gathering after Smaug's death, and what is "dragon-sickness?"

  Posted by goeagle30 on Mar 5, 2009 at 05:36 PM

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  In The Hobbit, how does Bilbo's character change from the beginning of the book to the end?

  Posted by micahs4evr on Feb 25, 2009 at 07:24 PM

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  In Chapter 12 of The Hobbit, what reason (besides the treasure) did Bilbo give Smaug for coming to the mountain?

  Posted by twilight101 on Feb 23, 2009 at 07:40 PM

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  In Chapter 12 of The Hobbit, what motivates Bilbo to steal the cup?

  Posted by bobloblaw on Feb 22, 2009 at 06:04 PM

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  In The Hobbit, what name does Bilbo give his sword and why?  

  Posted by mikenewyork on Feb 22, 2009 at 10:11 AM

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  In The Hobbit, after the attack of the spiders, how do the dwarves' attitude toward Bilbo change?

  Posted by wowxitsmoxx on Feb 21, 2009 at 01:34 PM

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  What indication is there that Thorin is the leader of the dwarves?

  Posted by luiscool on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:22 AM

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  What happens to a dwarf when his heart is weakened by gold and jewels?

  Posted by superdood on Feb 9, 2009 at 06:00 PM

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  What old wrong do the dwarves wish to right? How is their quest defined?

  Posted by floracrazy on Feb 8, 2009 at 04:29 PM

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  What does The Hobbit say about when Golf was invented?

  Posted by chunk on Jan 30, 2009 at 07:24 AM

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  How is Bilbo caught by the trolls?

  Posted by raebaby14 on Jan 12, 2009 at 06:54 PM

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  Similarities between The Hobbit and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe- and how the both present Christianity

  Posted by lisa100 on Jan 11, 2009 at 02:06 PM

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  In The Hobbit, what does Bilbo learn from eavesdropping on the conservation between the "raftmen"?

  Posted by dt31 on Jan 3, 2009 at 04:41 PM

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  In The Hobbit, why do the dwarves want to go to Lonely Mountain? 

  Posted by fanny09 on Dec 2, 2008 at 09:17 PM

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  In "The Hobbit', why were the travelers actually glad to be captured by the wood elves?

  Posted by palhaji on Nov 9, 2008 at 03:15 PM

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  In Chapter 16, what is Bilbo's reasoning for giving Bard and the others the Arkenstone? Is his motive selfish? What does he hope to accomplish?

  Posted by julieashley1 on Nov 3, 2008 at 03:39 PM

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  Compare and contrast Bilbo’s attitude about going down the tunnel and exploring Smaug’s hoard with the dwarves attitude?  

  Posted by ladykatiebug on Oct 14, 2008 at 06:13 PM

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    Thror and Tharin What does it mean that they do not take their legends seriously?

  Posted by wonder on Sep 24, 2008 at 04:45 PM

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  How did Bilbo Baggins grow and change in "The Hobbit"?

  Posted by kasey4 on Sep 19, 2008 at 03:20 PM

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  In "The Hobbit," how did the environs change the closer the dwarves got to the dragon's lair?

  Posted by canaldice on May 27, 2008 at 07:42 AM

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  How does the Master redirect the crowd's anger in "The Hobbit"?

  Posted by pink-chick33 on Jan 12, 2008 at 10:55 AM

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  In The Hobbit, how do the townspeople react to the initial warnings from Bard?

  Posted by pink-chick33 on Jan 10, 2008 at 01:28 PM

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  Describe the Battle of the Five Armies using the 5 w's.

  Posted by hellohello on Dec 7, 2007 at 05:00 PM

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  1.What is the significance of the birds gathering after Smaug's death? 

  Posted by brillant on Nov 26, 2007 at 04:33 AM

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  What does the Master's way of speaking in "The Hobbit" tell the reader about him?

  Posted by icecream on Nov 26, 2007 at 04:26 AM

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  In The Hobbit, what does the narrator mean by referring to dragon-spell?

  Posted by hellohello on Nov 25, 2007 at 02:56 PM

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  What connection exists between the naming of Bilbo's sword and the change in Bilbo's character?

  Posted by brillant on Nov 20, 2007 at 04:53 AM

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  Describe Bilbo's plan for freeing the dwarves from the palace of the Elvenking.

  Posted by hellohello on Nov 19, 2007 at 04:08 PM

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  How does Gandalf get Beorn to welcome the dwarves and Bilbo into his home?

  Posted by icecream on Nov 19, 2007 at 01:45 PM

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  Describe the five senses in Chapter 8, the Mirkwood in The Hobbit.

  Posted by icecream on Nov 16, 2007 at 04:34 PM

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  The narrator says finding the ring is a "turning point in his (Bilbo's) career." Why?

  Posted by icecream on Nov 15, 2007 at 03:58 PM

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  1.What mistake do Fili and Kili make when finding a cave for shelter? 

  Posted by hellohello on Nov 15, 2007 at 02:42 PM

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  what do thorin and the rest of the dwarves hope to accomplish on their quest?

  Posted by hellohello on Nov 5, 2007 at 03:29 PM

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  Who killed Bolg in The Hobbit? Why?

  Posted by fcuomo on Jun 11, 2007 at 04:36 PM