This is a literature study guide for the book titled The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien. In this book a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is persuaded to leave his home in the Shire and embark on an adventure.The guide is designed for 6th-9th grade students; it contains:background informationa short biography of J. R. R. Tolkienvocabulary activitiesdiscussion questionsliterature analyses: plants, notable nouns/vivid verbs, point of view, similes/personification, riddle, idiom, critical thinking, onomatop