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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dragon encourages Grendel to do what with his life?
(a) Change the future.
(b) Burn down Hart.
(c) Ignore Men.
(d) Kill Hrothgar.

2. What happens when Grendel strikes the ground in Chapter 4?
(a) A volcano erupts.
(b) The earth quakes.
(c) A twelve foot seam opens.
(d) The Hall crumbles.

3. Who is Grendel’s only friend?
(a) His shadow.
(b) Bones.
(c) His mother.
(d) The firesnakes.

4. What is the name of Hrothgar's hall?
(a) The Great Hall.
(b) Hrothgar's Throne.
(c) Hart.
(d) Golden Hall.

5. What is Grendel caught in when the bull charges him in Chapter 2?
(a) A stone wall.
(b) A trap.
(c) An old tree.
(d) A rabbit hole.

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

7. Who does Grendel scream for but does not help him get away from the bull?
(a) His mother.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) His father.
(d) The Dragon.

8. What time of year is it when Grendel begins his war with Hrothgar?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

9. What does Grendel do with the corpse in Chapter 4?
(a) Eats it.
(b) Buries it.
(c) Takes it to the hall.
(d) Gives it to his mother.

10. What does Grendel do to Hrothgar's guard that attacks him in Chapter 6?
(a) Takes him back to his mother.
(b) Tears his arms off.
(c) Throws him off a cliff.
(d) Bites his head off.

11. What Biblical stories does the harper sing of?
(a) Jonah and the Whale.
(b) Moses.
(c) The Flood.
(d) Creation and Cain and Abel.

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

13. What animal is the speaker shooing away in Chapter 1?
(a) Bear.
(b) Bull.
(c) Ram.
(d) Bird.

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

15. How long has Grendel been at war with humans in Chapter 1?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days after their first meeting does Unferth seek out Grendel's cave?

2. In Chapter 6, what does Unferth say he will do since Grendel refuse to kill him?

3. What does Grendel say Hrothgar's sons would do with their father's gold?

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

5. In Chapter 6, Who is the first to realize Grendel can talk?

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