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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men think Grendel's blood is in Chapter 2?
(a) Sap.
(b) Bull's blood.
(c) Water.
(d) Mud.

2. What are the workers replacing after Grendel’s attack in Hrothgar’s Hall in Chapter 1?
(a) The door.
(b) The roof.
(c) The moat.
(d) The courtyard.

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

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

5. Why does the bull attack Grendel?
(a) Its calf is close by.
(b) All animals hate Grendel.
(c) It is hungry.
(d) Grendel tried to kill it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who comes to finally help Grendel in Chapter 2?

4. What does Grendel say his mother smells of in Chapter 2?

5. What does Grendel see for the first time the night he hangs in the tree in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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