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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 do the people do with the remains of those killed by Grendel in Chapter 1?
(a) Bury them.
(b) Hang them in trees.
(c) Burn them.
(d) Throw them in the sea.

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

3. Who is Unferth's father?
(a) The Shaper.
(b) Ecglaf.
(c) Hrothulf.
(d) Hrothgar.

4. What does Grendel discover after leaving the dragon?
(a) The dragon charmed him.
(b) He accidentally stole the dragon's gold.
(c) The dragon cursed him.
(d) The dragon gave him a jewel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hrothgar throw at Grendel in Chapter 3?

2. How does Grendel discover that he cannot be harmed in Chapter 6?

3. Where does Grendel go at the end of Chapter 4?

4. How long are the dragon's talons?

5. What is the narrator’s name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Grendel drawn to and repulsed by Hrothgar's great hall?

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

3. How does the story of Finn foreshadow what could happen with Hrothgar's truces with Hygmod and Ingeld?

4. Does Grendel have delusions about his own intelligence?

5. 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?

6. Describe the location of Grendel’s home.

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

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

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

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

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