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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 10, What does Hengest take from Finn?
2. Who is Hygmod the lord of?
3. Who do the priests ask the gods to deliver them from in Chapter 9?
4. What statues stand near Hrothgar's hall?
5. At what time of day do the Strangers arrive in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Wealtheow's words to the sleeping Hrothulf mean?
2. How do the Danes respond to the arrival of the Geats?
3. Discuss the sentiment that bread-thieves die while murderers go free. What is meant by this statement?
4. The goat invading the mere can be seen as a symbol and foreshadowing. What does the goat stand for?
5. Discuss the statement, "By deeds worth praise a man can, in any kingdom, prosper!" (112). How do these words from the Shaper contradict what the dragon told Grendel?
6. Discuss the priests' reaction to Ork's tale of speaking with the Great Destroyer.
7. Discuss Ork's behavior as he talks about the King of Gods.
8. In Chapter 12, discuss Grendel's interpretation of why his mother does not answer him as he calls for her while fighting the Stranger.
9. Describe the behavior of Grendel's mother. How are her actions altered by Grendel's increase in power?
10. What similarities do you see between the brief account of Finn and Hnaef and Hrothgar and Wealtheow's brother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the author suddenly begin using italics and telling the action from inside Grendel's head? What reasons do you think the author has for switching narrative techniques? Does the technique enhance or confuse your understanding of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Use what you know of Grendel's mother and her relationship to her son to speculate about what she will do when she discovers the harm done to her son. Do you think she would be upset? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Stranger's arrival at Hrothgar's hall. How does this scene embody the idea of the "hero on the beach" as discussed in class?
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