The hobbit
chapter 17
1. what stops thorin from harming bilbo when he learns what bilbo has done?
2. what agreement does thorin make with the men?
3. how does thorin hope to cheat the men?
4. list the armies on each side of the battle of the five armies.
5. who else comes to aid the forces of good?

chapter 18
1. summarize thorin's final conversation with bilbo.
2. who else arrived to after the eagles?
3. describe thorin's final resting place.
4. what other dwarves died in battle?

chapter 19
1. what was gandalf doing when he left the group near mirkwood?
2. what problem does bilbo encounter when he finally reaches home?
3. how do the other hobbits treat bilbo?

What effect is achieved by the use of the phrase "as the devil would have it" in the second sentence?

Skill check questions rearrange the paragraphs below into the correct sequence. that's because engineers on the ultraclean project have invented a self-cleaning, antibacterial metal surface that repels water with an intricate layer of laser-engraved valleys. when it rains, the lotus does not become damp; the water simply trickles off in fat droplets, taking any bugs and dirt with it. the drudgery may not be around much longer, however, if a team of italian scientists has anything to do with it “it's simply an amazing plant,” concluded professor luca romoli, leader of the project, “and we've succeeded in mimicking it. magnifico! ” few tasks in life hold less joy than scrubbing the ghost of somebody else’s porridge from a saucepan. the starting point for the research was the leaves of the lotus flower.

Read the passage. tomorrow, senator connie sullivan will meet with us farmers to discuss a new trade deal. she will also discuss the state of iowa’s economy and the crucial need to modernize nafta. according to the us chamber of commerce, approximately 14 million jobs depend on trade with mexico. at a delegate meeting last wednesday, sullivan said, "this is a number much too large to ignore.” which sentence corrects the error in capitalization? tomorrow, senator connie sullivan will meet with us farmers to discuss a new trade deal. she will also discuss the state of iowa’s economy and the crucial need to modernize nafta. according to the us chamber of commerce, approximately 14 million jobs depend on trade with mexico. at a delegate meeting last wednesday, sullivan said, “this is a number much too large to ignore.”