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

2. What does Hrothgar throw at Grendel in Chapter 3?
(a) A battle-ax.
(b) A shield.
(c) A spear.
(d) A knife.

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

4. Grendel compares the ram to what?
(a) The Shaper.
(b) His mother.
(c) Himself.
(d) A slow-witted king.

5. Why does the dragon tell Grendel to stand off to the side?
(a) There is more room on the side for Grendel to sit.
(b) Because the dragon does not want Grendel on his gold.
(c) So Grendel is not accidentally burned.
(d) Because he is blocking the light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Grendel scream for but does not help him get away from the bull?

2. The dragon says Grendel looks just like what when he is scared?

3. What does Grendel want to know that the dragon won't answer?

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

5. What does Grendel compare the fire to in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grendel feel about the brainless ram?

2. What is the significance of Hrothgar's name for his mead hall?

3. Describe the location of Grendel’s home.

4. Discuss Grendel's mother and how she differs from her son.

5. How do Grendel's emotions play into his role as narrator?

6. Describe the arrangement between Hrothgar and his closest neighbors.

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

8. Discuss the significance of Grendel's speech about heroes existing only in poetry.

9. Describe life around the village as Grendel observes it.

10. Who proves to be more heroic during the encounter between Unferth and Grendel in Grendel's cave?

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