He used riddling to talk to Smaug I think because he wanted to stall and waste time as he figured out a plan. He also used riddles to talk to Golem who he clearly was trying to stall to save himself as Golem wanted to kill and eat Bilbo. So it is a reoccurring theme of Bilbo and it makes sense.
Where is the bulleted list in the exerpt
<span>"His native home deep-imaged in his soul.
As the tired ploughman," homer's odessey
I'm not to sure, but I think that it is comparing the ploughman to his soul</span>
I would say that the answer is:
<span>c. tolerance and consideration.
Hope this answer helps!</span>
The best answer among the following choices would be the first option A) Orestes is Agamemnon's son.
