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Characterization in Grendel Answers

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Read the line from Grendel.Hrothgar met with his council for many nights and days, and they drank and talked and prayed to their curious carved-out creatures and finally came to a decision.

A
He describes the length of the men’s decision-making process.
B
He describes the way the men socialize and relax together.
C
He thinks that the men’s religious behavior is strange and interesting.
D
He thinks that Hrothgar is a strong leader who will challenge any opponent.
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Read the line from Grendel.I was safe in my tree, and the men who fought were nothing to me, except of course that they talked in something akin to my language, which meant that we were, incredibly, related.

A
first-person narrative showing Grendel’s perspective.
B
first-person narrative showing Beowulf’s perspective.
C
third-person narrative showing many perspectives.
D
third-person narrative showing Grendel’s and Beowulf’s perspectives.
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Read the excerpt from Grendel.I was safe in my tree, and the men who fought were nothing to me, except of course that they talked in something akin to my language, which meant that we were, incredibly, related. I was sickened, if only at the waste of it: all they killed—cows, horses, men—they left to rot or burn. I sacked all I could and tried to store it, but my mother would growl and make faces because of the stink.

A
He is weak and easily disgusted by dead animals.
B
He is careful and respectful of animal life.
C
He is cruel and disobedient to his mother’s wishes.
D
He is considerate and mindful of the fighting men.
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Read the excerpt from Grendel.Thus I fled, ridiculous hairy creature torn apart by poetry—crawling, whimpering, streaming tears, across the world like a two-headed beast, like mixed-up lamb and kid at the tail of a baffled, indifferent ewe—and I gnashed my teeth and clutched the sides of my head as if to heal the split, but I couldn’t.

A
as humorous and comical
B
as violent and dangerous
C
as upset and confused
D
as weak and sickly
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Both Beowulf and Grendel

A
are epic poems written hundreds of years ago.
B
tell the story of Grendel’s encounters with humans.
C
are written in first-person point of view.
D
show the reader Grendel’s perspective on events.
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Read the excerpt from Grendel.There was nothing to stop the advance of man. Huge boars fled at the click of a harness. Wolves would cower in the glens like foxes when they caught that deadly scent. I was filled with a wordless, obscurely murderous unrest.

A
fearful
B
sickly
C
troubled
D
peaceful
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CharacterizationThemePersonificationPerspective

A
Characterization
B
Theme
C
Personification
D
Perspective
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Read the description of Grendel from the epic poem Beowulf.If Grendel wins, it will be a gruesome day;he will glut himself on the Geats in the war-hall,swoop without fear on that flower of manhoodas on others before. Then my face won’t be thereto be covered in death: he will carry me awayas he goes to ground, gorged and bloodied;he will run gloating with my raw corpseand feed on it alone, in a cruel frenzy,fouling his moor-nest.

A
vicious
B
sensitive
C
anxious
D
gentle
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In Grendel, John Gardner uses

A
first-person point of view to help readers better understand Beowulf’s feelings.
B
first-person point of view to help readers see Grendel’s side of a familiar story.
C
third-person point of view to give greater insight into all of the characters.
D
third-person point of view to give an impartial account of a well-known event.

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