CHAPTER 2 Comprehension Questions

(Remember to always give good reasons for your answers)

1. What are the terms of Bilbo’s contract?
2. How does Bilbo know that the three people are trolls?
3. How is Bilbo caught?
4. How does Gandalf rescue Bilbo and the dwarves?
5. What do they take from the trolls’ hoard?
6. Why is it important that Gandalf is not present when the expedition meets the trolls?
7. The trolls are evil, bestial, and disgusting. But do they seem mostly human or nonhuman? Give reasons.
8. Is strength or intelligence more valuable so far in this book?