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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Grendel live?
(a) In an underground cavern.
(b) In a mountain cave.
(c) In a hole in the ground.
(d) In a nest in the woods.

2. What do the people do with the remains of those killed by Grendel in Chapter 1?
(a) Hang them in trees.
(b) Throw them in the sea.
(c) Burn them.
(d) Bury them.

3. What adjective does Grendel use to describe his war?
(a) Idiotic.
(b) Neverending.
(c) Tedious.
(d) Fun.

4. How does Grendel avoid the bull in Chapter 2?
(a) By twisting its horn.
(b) His mother helps him.
(c) By capturing the bull.
(d) By killing it.

5. What is an adder?
(a) A tree.
(b) A fish.
(c) A singer.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel call the words of the blind man in Chapter 3?

2. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Grendel sit to watch the mens' activities?

4. What is Grendel caught in when the bull charges him in Chapter 2?

5. What is the narrator’s name?

(see the answer key)

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