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He makes a sign on Bilbo's door that the dwarves interpret to mean "burglar for hire", which brings them into Bilbo's house.

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He scratches a secret sign on the door that advertises that an "Expert Burglar" lives here.

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He scratches a rune on the door. It helps the dwarves identify the house they are looking for in the Unexpected Party.

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How did the dwarves know which hobbit hole Bilbo lives in?

They all look different They have different colored hoods.


What did Bilbo and the dwarves find most disturbing when they finally decided to investigate the room where Smaug kept his treasure?

The cave was dry and unoccupied. What they didn't know was that it was the 'front door' for the goblins living in the mountain. The goblins discovered them and captured them, but not before Bilbo shouted a warning that allowed Gandalf to escape capture and ultimately rescue them.


Does Gandalf tell the dwarves that Bilbo is a spy?

When? At the beginning, Gandalf the Grey chats to Bilbo saying he is looking for someone to go on an adventure. Bilbo, being timid at the start, is a little rude to Gandalf, but invites him to afternoon tea. Gandalf laughs and with his staff marks the front door "burglar for hire, etc". Later a knock on the door and after a while 13 dwarfs and Gandalf are in Bilbo's Bag End residence: Dwalin, Balin, Fili, Kili, Gloin, Oin, Ori, Nori, Dori, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin Oakenshield. During the adventure Bilbo is separated numerous times from the dwarfs, and aids them in their escapades with his new found confidence and bravery and his magical ring.


What do dwarves think of the elves in The Hobbit?

Generally speaking, they don't trust them. The issue is that Elves are slow to decide and place little value on material wealth. Elves tend to rely a lot on one another, living very cimmunally, which is, essentially, the opposite of the Dwarves.


How did Gandalf plan the arrival at beorn's house?

First he and Bilbo went to beorn's house He told the other dwarfs to come in pairs every five minutes, or when he whistled He planned it this way so that Beorn would become interested in Gandalf's story, (of how they fought the great goblin). The constant interruption of more dwarfs arriving made Beorn more interested. As Gandalf hinted at there were more of them then he told Beorn at first. E.g, telling Beorn there were 8 of them but saying that all 13 of their ponies ran off. Beorn caught on to the missing dwarfs and made him interested in their quest Gandalf did this so that they, as a company, did not look as much like beggars, and hoped they would receive more help and a better reception this way It worked better than planned, as Beorn became their Ally

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How did the dwarves know which hobbit hole Bilbo lives in?

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What did Bilbo and the dwarves find most disturbing when they finally decided to investigate the room where Smaug kept his treasure?

The cave was dry and unoccupied. What they didn't know was that it was the 'front door' for the goblins living in the mountain. The goblins discovered them and captured them, but not before Bilbo shouted a warning that allowed Gandalf to escape capture and ultimately rescue them.


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Does Gandalf tell the dwarves that Bilbo is a spy?

When? At the beginning, Gandalf the Grey chats to Bilbo saying he is looking for someone to go on an adventure. Bilbo, being timid at the start, is a little rude to Gandalf, but invites him to afternoon tea. Gandalf laughs and with his staff marks the front door "burglar for hire, etc". Later a knock on the door and after a while 13 dwarfs and Gandalf are in Bilbo's Bag End residence: Dwalin, Balin, Fili, Kili, Gloin, Oin, Ori, Nori, Dori, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin Oakenshield. During the adventure Bilbo is separated numerous times from the dwarfs, and aids them in their escapades with his new found confidence and bravery and his magical ring.


Does precipitation come before or after a warm front?

Not normally before a warm front, precipitation comes before and after a cold front. When you have warm air and a cold front comes through, you mix warm with cold and that brings precipitation.