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QuizMultiple Choice

Fantasy Literature: J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring

Question 8 • Common Core ELA 12 - ELA3012 B-IC

Which line best helps readers identify a countryside setting?

Answer
A
When the old man, helped by Bilbo and some dwarves, had finished unloading, Bilbo gave a few pennies away;
B
The young hobbits stared at the door in vain for a while, and then made off, feeling that the day of the party would never come.
C
Inside Bag End, Bilbo and Gandalf were sitting at the open window of a small room looking out west on to the garden.
D
“Yes,” said Bilbo. “I am very fond indeed of it, and of all the dear old Shire; but I think I need a holiday.”