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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal is the speaker shooing away in Chapter 1?
(a) Bear.
(b) Ram.
(c) Bull.
(d) Bird.

2. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

3. Grendel claims he is the disfigured son of what in Chapter 1?
(a) Lunatics.
(b) Demons.
(c) Men.
(d) The Devil.

4. Who is Grendel’s only friend?
(a) The firesnakes.
(b) Bones.
(c) His mother.
(d) His shadow.

5. At what time of day does Grendel wander outside?
(a) Mid-day.
(b) He never goes outside.
(c) Night.
(d) Morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel say his mother smells of in Chapter 2?

2. How long has Grendel been at war with humans in Chapter 1?

3. What do the men think Grendel is in Chapter 2?

4. Why does the bull attack Grendel?

5. Grendel compares talking to what in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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