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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the pool of firesnakes protect?
(a) Grendel's treasure.
(b) The dragon's treasure.
(c) The dragon's cave.
(d) A sunken door.

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

3. What color does the narrator say Hrothgar's beard is?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Hoarfrost.
(d) Blonde.

4. What is the dragon's final advice to Grendel in Chapter 5?
(a) To leave the village.
(b) To kill all men.
(c) To capture the queen.
(d) To seek gold and sit on it.

5. In Chapter 6, Who is the first to realize Grendel can talk?
(a) A priest.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Wealtheow.
(d) Unferth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel throw at Unferth in Chapter 6?

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

3. Which race does the harper say creatures like Grendel come from?

4. What happens when Grendel strikes the ground in Chapter 4?

5. What is the downside of Grendel's new power?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the firesnakes guard the sunken door?

2. How does Grendel's relationship with men change after his visit to the dragon?

3. Describe Unferth's reaction to Grendel's speaking.

4. How is the dragon’s appearance described?

5. Does Grendel have delusions about his own intelligence?

6. What does Grendel do when Unferth falls asleep in his cave in Chapter 6?

7. Describe the firesnakes. What sort of creature do you think they are?

8. Describe how the men act/talk in the mead halls. What is the function of this behavior?

9. Why do you think Grendel is so offended by the Shaper's words?

10. What does Grendel hope his mother will tell him someday? Why doesn't she?

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