Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the ring

Comments
1. At the village of Bree Frodo and his companions go to the inn of the Prancing pony. There they meet a man named Mr Butterbur who tells them about a note he received from Gandalf. Which tells him to trust a Ranger named Strider who offers to help. They then find out that Ring Wraiths have been sighted in the village and flee it.
2. Frodo and his companions Are fallowing Strider when they decide to Make camp at a place called Weather top When they see Wraiths in the distance. Strider makes them keep their heads down and gets a fire going because he says the wraiths are afraid of fire.
3. Then At night Pippin and Merry decide to go to bed then they come back saying that they have seen wraiths coming up the tower. They then saw them approaching the camp. Frodo did not know why but he suddenly felt an urge to put the ring on and he did and he saw the wraiths in their true form. They wore helms and were in gray robes. The tallest one wore a crown and took out a knife and stabbed Frodo in the shoulder.
4. They then retreated. Strider The tired to take Frodo to Rivendale with all speed because he had no clue how to treat such a wound. They meet a elf on the way who straps Frodo on a horse and they move out to Rivendale. On the way the wraiths try to attack them again. The elf tells the horse to run and it does over the river and suddenly right when the Wraiths try to pursue over the river it suddenly flooded up and frodo went unconscious.
5. Frodo awoke in the house of Elrond who healed him. Their Gandalf Was waiting for Frodo And told him that their would be a counsel to decide the fate of the ring.
Questions
1. Why didn't the wraiths kill Frodo instead of just injuring him?
2. Why didn't they attack the others?
3. Why is Bilbo living in Rivendale?
4. What happened to Gandalf?
Vocab.
1. earnest. Serious in intention, purpose, or effort.
2. chant. A short, simple melody.
3. hollow. An empty space within anything.
Literature Terms
1. Direct Characterization. The wraiths are described as tall in gray robes.
2. irony. The ring the wraiths are seeking is right in front of them and yet they don't take it.
Final Comment
I love how this Story jumps form place to place so it doesn't just take place in one contained place.