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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are criminals sent to live?
(a) The mountains.
(b) An island.
(c) The forest.
(d) A cave.

2. In what part of his body is Hrothgar sick?
(a) His mind.
(b) His stomach.
(c) His heart.
(d) His soul.

3. What does the Chinaman keep caged?
(a) A spider.
(b) A snake.
(c) A bird.
(d) A cricket.

4. What does Grendel do to Hrothgar's guard that attacks him in Chapter 6?
(a) Tears his arms off.
(b) Takes him back to his mother.
(c) Bites his head off.
(d) Throws him off a cliff.

5. What does Grendel ultimately do to the outlawed men?
(a) Brings them to his mother.
(b) Eats them.
(c) Drowns them in the lake.
(d) Hangs them in trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Grendel going when he leaves his home in Chapter 1?

2. What does the Shaper sing of that upsets Grendel?

3. How many men does Grendel kill on his first raid?

4. The dragon's great ambition is to do what?

5. What changes in the spring between the clans of men?

(see the answer key)

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