1. How did Bilbo feel about their adventure continuing? How is this different than the Dwarves? 2. What does the Elvenking think about the Dwarves plan?
3. What have we learned about the smaug? Do you think continuing the adventure is a good idea?
4. What does Thorin's presence mean to the people of Laketown?

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.