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

2. How does Grendel initially feel about the party in Hart in Chapter 4?
(a) He does not like the music.
(b) He wants to devour everyone.
(c) He is swept up in it.
(d) He wants some food.

3. Who does Grendel say explains things to him?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) The Dragon.
(c) The Shaper.
(d) His mother.

4. How many tribes does Hrothgar make treaties with?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

5. How do the men treat Grendel when he brings the corpse to them in Chapter 4?
(a) They do not see him.
(b) They welcome him.
(c) They attack him.
(d) They thank him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the sunken door lead to?

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

3. What does Grendel do with the corpse in Chapter 4?

4. The dragon encourages Grendel to do what with his life?

5. What do the people do with the remains of those killed by Grendel in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the dragon’s appearance described?

2. Describe how the men look the very first time Grendel sees them.

3. Why do you think Grendel chooses to spare Unferth in his cave and on subsequent raids?

4. Describe how the bull fights in Chapter 2.

5. The dragon talks about fate, free will, and the consistency of time but encourages Grendel to change something. How does the dragon not heed his own advice?

6. Discuss the quote on page 7 where Grendel gives himself alternate names (shadow-shooter, earth-rim-roamer, walker of the world's weird wall). What does this signify?

7. Discuss what the dragon tells Grendel about the thoughts of men. Who brings connectedness to these thoughts?

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

9. What entices Grendel to Hrothgar's hall? Why is a part of him swept up in the merriment?

10. How does Grendel's meeting with the dragon help him define his role in the world of men?

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