Chapter 9: BARRELS OUT OF BOND

1. Chapter 9: BARRELS OUT OF BOND 1. What stops their last despairing attempt to get out of the woods? Wood-elves 2. How does Bilbo escape? Slipped on ring & moved to one side 3. Where are the dwarves taken? Across a bridge into cavern HEWN: given a rough surface 4. Who is waiting for them? What does he want? Elvenking – what their doings are – where they are going – where they came from 5. What does Balin ask? What reaction does he get? * “ ‘What have we done?’” – is it a crime to be lost in forest? – spiders tame beasts or pets?

2. * Angered king greatly – questions their trespassing in his kingdom – puts them in separate cells w/ food & drink until one talks 6. What do the dwarves not know that Bilbo does? Thorin is also a prisoner 7. What do all of the dwarves not know that Bilbo does? To not tell about the treasure 8. What does Bilbo discover? A 2nd entrance/exit to caves – stream flowed under part of palace PORTCULLIS: strong grating made to slide along vertical grooves 9. What does Bilbo discover about the river? Empty barrels get sent into river – stop @ eastern edge of Mirkwood – floated back to Lake-town close to where Forest River flows into Long Lake

3. FLAGONS: large bottle of wine 10. What happens to the guard & butler? What does Bilbo do? * Drink too much strong wine – fall asleep * Steals guard’s keys 11. What does Bilbo do before they leave? Why? * Puts guard’s keys back * So doesn’t get into more trouble – will confuse them as to how they escaped 12. What is the big plan? All get in an empty barrel & float down river 13. What is the slight problem with Bilbo’s plan? He didn’t put himself in a barrel

4. 14. How does Bilbo escape? Grabs last barrel being shoved into river EDDYING: small whirlpool