The Wizard of Oz

Film IV.

Post-Stage

While-Stage.

Pre-Stage.

The Film

Comprehension

Contents

Vocabulary

The Book

Match the following words with their descriptions:

Sheer – absolute;

Idle – lazy, not doing anything;

Strenuous – active, energetic;

Splendid – fabulous, marvelous;

Trot – to walk in small, short steps;

Stride – to walk in long steps;

Perilous – dangerous, unsafe.

Match the description with the name of the character:

1. An old man was driving it [a cart] all alone. He wore a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, and a silver scarf. He had a long white beard and bushy eyebrows that stuck out beyond the brim of his hat. Small hobbit-children ran after the cart all through Hobbiton and right up the hill. It had a cargo of fireworks, as they rightly guessed.

2. A strange-looking weather-beaten man, sitting in the shadows near the wall, was also listening intently to the hobbit-talk. He had a tall tankard in front of him, and was smoking a long-stemmed pipe curiously carved. His legs were stretched out before him, showing high boots of supple leather that fitted him well, but had seen much wear and were now caked with mud. A travel-stained cloak of heavy dark-green cloth was drawn close about him, and in spite of the heat of the room he wore a hood that overshadowed his face; but the gleam of his eyes could be seen as he watched the hobbits.

3. The rider's cloak streamed behind him, and his hood was thrown back; his golden hair flowed shimmering in the wind of his speed. To Frodo it appeared that a white light was shining through the form and raiment of the rider, as if through a thin veil.

4. In the middle of the table, against the woven cloths upon the wall, there was a chair under a canopy, and there sat a lady fair to look upon, and so like was she in form of womanhood to Elrond that Frodo guessed that she was one of his close kindred. Young she was and yet not so. The braids of her dark hair were touched by no frost, her white arms and clear face were flawless and smooth, and the light of stars was in her bright eyes, grey as a cloudless night; yet queenly she looked, and thought and knowledge were in her glance, as of one who has known many things that the years bring. Above her brow her head was covered with a cap of silver lace netted with small gems, glittering white; but her soft grey raiment had no ornament save a girdle of leaves wrought in silver.

5. Seated a little apart was a tall man with a fair and noble face, dark-haired and grey-eyed, proud and stern of glance.

He was cloaked and booted as if for a journey on horseback; and indeed though his garments were rich, and his cloak was lined with fur, they were stained with long travel. He had a collar of silver in which a single white stone was set; his locks were shorn about his shoulders. On a baldric he wore a great horn tipped with silver that now was laid upon his knees.

A) Gandalf; b) Aragorn; c) Glorfindeil; d) Arwen; e) Boromir.

Answer the following questions:

1. Why did Gandalf return to the Shire 50 years after Thorin’s travel? What was so special about the event?

2. How exactly did Bilbo plan his leave from the Shire?

3. Who did Frodo leave the Shire with? How did Frodo and Sam explain their leave?

4. Where did the hobbits get their weapons? What was so special about the place?

5. Who were the creatures the hobbits met in the forest? Where were they headed?

6. What elf came from Rivendell to pick the hobbits up?

7. Why were there exactly 9 people in the Fellowship? Why was every one of them there?

8. What was Pippin’s little action out of boredom which changed the situation drastically in Moria?

9. What were the presents that Galadriel gave to every one of the Fellowship? Was there any reason?

10. How did the Fellowship get separated?

Try to remember who said this and what they referred to:

1. ‘Foiled again!’ he said to his wife. ‘And after waiting sixty years. Spoons? Fiddlesticks!’

2. ‘I hope he will. But nobody will read the book, however it ends.’

‘Oh, they may, in years to come. Frodo has read some already, as far as it has gone. You’ll keep an eye on Frodo, won’t you?’

‘Yes, I will - two eyes, as often as I can spare them.’

3. ‘Take care! I don’t care. Don’t you worry about me! I am as happy now as I have ever been, and that is saying a great deal. But the time has come. I am being swept off my feet at last.’

4. ‘I don’t,’ said Gandalf grimly. ‘It is some time since I last heard the sound of your shears. How long have you been eavesdropping?’

‘Eavesdropping, sir? I don’t follow you, begging your pardon. There ain’t no eaves at Bag End, and that’s a fact.’

5. ‘ Bilbo went to find a treasure, there and back again; but I go to lose one, and not return, as far as I can see.’

6. 'Well? Why did you do that? Worse than anything your friends could have said! You have put your foot in it! Or should I say your finger?'

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the general atmosphere in the book? What does the author feel about the war?

2. How does the author feel about the past and the future?

3. How does Bilbo feel leaving the Shire? Are his feelings the same as Frodo’s?

4. What is the general attitude towards the hobbits?

5. What is the difference in the atmosphere in Shire and Bree? Is there any reason?

6. Why has Bilbo been able to let go, if not fully, of the ring? Why did he change this much in Rivendell?

7. Name some of the key words of the book and explain what they mean.

8. Why do you think the source of darkness is the East? Does the name ‘Mordor’ mean anything?

Vocabulary.

Match the following words with their descriptions:

Affray – a fight, a noisy quarrel;

Peril – danger or jeopardy;

Spring – to move or cause to move suddenly in upward or forward motion;

Avail – to be of use, advantage, profit or assistance;

Linger – to delay or prolong departure;

Eaves – the edge of a roof that projects beyond the wall;

Hasten – to hurry or cause to hurry.

Answer the questions while watching the film:

Pre-story: What happened to the ring 2000 years before the story? Who got it eventually?

The Shire: What was the reason for Gandalf to visit Bilbo?

Why was Bilbo so upset?

Why did Bilbo put on the ring?

Why didn’t the ring melt in fire?

How did Sam join the travel?

Bree: What did the innkeeper say about Gandalf?

Who are the nine black riders?

Isengard: Why did Saruman join Sauron?

Forest: Why did the hobbits have to steer up to Rivendell?

Who was sent to meet them?

Rivendell: Why was the decision made to head for Mordor?

The path through the Mountains: Why was Moria the last choice left to cross the Grey Mountains?

Moria: Why couldn’t the Fellowship decide where to head next?

What action of Pippin made Gandalf so angry?

What, according to the record, had happened to the dwarves in Moria?

Lorien: What did Frodo see in the Galadriel’s mirror?

Anduin: What was the main problem that arose in the Fellowship as they travelled down the river?

Why did the Fellowship get separated?

Choose the correct answer:

1. Why did Bilbo decide to leave Shire?

a) he felt old;

b) he wanted to see Rivendell again.

2. Why did Bilbo leave the ring eventually?

a) he was strong enough to;

b) Gandalf made him.

3. Why did Frodo leave the Bag-End?

a) he was frightened and wanted to run;

b) he had to take the ring to Rivendell.

4. Why did the Strider grab Frodo?

a) he wanted to steal the ring;

b) he didn’t want anyone to notice where Frodo disappeared to.

5. Why was Pippin afraid when Arwen rode away with Frodo?

a) he didn’t trust her because he didn’t know her;

b) he knew the riders were still in the forest.

6. What caused the storm because of which the Fellowship couldn’t cross the Grey Mountains through Caradras?

a) the mountain wasn’t too fond of elves and dwarves;

b) Saruman caused everything.

7. Why was Gimli so worried about Lorien and didn’t want to go there?

a) he thought there were some evil powers there

b) he didn’t trust the elves.

8. Why did Boromir follow Frodo?

a) he wanted to take the ring;

b) he was worried because the orcs were near.

9. Why did Frodo want to leave by himself?

a) he thought this would be a good decision;

b) he was afraid of Boromir.

Directed by: Victor Fleming

Uncredited: Mervyn LeRoy, Richard Thorpe, King Vidor.

Produced by: Mervyn LeRoy

Written by: Novel: L. Frank Baum

Screenplay: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf.

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