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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. How long are the dragon's talons?
(a) Short and stubby.
(b) A foot long.
(c) Tree size.
(d) Man-length.

2. The dragon's great ambition is to do what?
(a) Burn down Hart.
(b) Count all his treasure.
(c) Kill Hrothgar.
(d) Kill Grendel.

3. In Chapter 6, Who is the first to realize Grendel can talk?
(a) Wealtheow.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Unferth.
(d) A priest.

4. Which craftsmen have a special place in the village?
(a) Carpenters.
(b) Gold workers.
(c) Blacksmiths.
(d) Cobblers.

5. What is an adder?
(a) A singer.
(b) A fish.
(c) A snake.
(d) A tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Grendel sit to watch the mens' activities?

2. What does the pool of firesnakes protect?

3. Where does the dragon live?

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

5. What does the Shaper sing of that upsets Grendel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how the bull fights in Chapter 2.

4. Describe the hairless man and his function in the group.

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

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

7. What does Grendel do when Unferth falls asleep in his cave in Chapter 6?

8. What does the dragon say that changes Grendel's mind about approaching men? How does the dragon feel about Grendel's change of heart?

9. Discuss the futility of Unferth coming to Grendel's cave and what the action says about Unferth's character.

10. 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?

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