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Who must Bilbo say goodbye to immediately after the battle?
Bard
Gandalf
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Fili and Kili
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What does Gandalf describe for Bilbo?
Lake Town's destruction
The battle's end
The journey home
His secret mission
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Where do Gandalf, Beorn and Bilbo spend much of the harsh winter?
Lake Town
Mirkwood
Beorn's house
Rivendell
4
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What do Gandalf and Elrond exchange in Rivendell?
Tales of great deeds
Weapons they have found
Ancient scrolls
Knowing looks
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How do the other hobbits of Hobbiton view Bilbo's adventuring?
With anger
With amusement
With skepticism
With indifference
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