Question

What does the passage below tell you about Bilbo and hobbits in general? Bilbo began to whistle loudly and to forget about the night before. In fact he was just sitting down to a nice little second breakfast in the dining-room by the open window, when in walked Gandalf.

Answer 1

It implies that hobbits are care free loving creatures, that try not to dwell too much on bad situations, experiences, and memories; that they take pleasure in the simple things in life, like having a nice breakfast while enjoying a beautiful view, spending time with loved ones and friends and hearing a nice tune.

Answer 2

The passage tells you about Bilbo and Hobbits in general that Hobbits really enjoy eating.

Explanation:

Several times not only in the story of the hobbit but also in the lord of the rings we see hobbit making reference to all the meals they have during the day, in this specific excerpt we have the phrase "he was just sitting down to a nice little second breakfast in the dining-room" only someone who really loves to eat would have a second breakfast.