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Which comparison of Beowulf and Grendel is most accurate?

A
Grendel is characterized as sensitive in the poem, but he is characterized as cruel in the novel.
B
Both the poem and the novel are all about Grendel; he is the main character in both stories.
C
In the poem, Grendel seems like a heartless monster, but in the novel he is emotionally complex.
D
The poem and the novel are very similar, and both characterize Grendel in the same way.
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Which statements accurately contrast Beowulf and Grendel? Select 2 options.

A
Both works are written in an Old English poetic style.
B
Beowulf characterizes Grendel as bloodthirsty, but Grendel shows Grendel’s gentler side.
C
Beowulf is sympathetic to the humans, while Grendel shows the monster’s perspective.
D
Both works focus primarily on the hero, Beowulf.
E
Beowulf is a contemporary version of an old tale, while Grendel is based on oral tradition.
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Read the excerpt from Grendel.I clamped my palms to my ears and stretched up my lips and shrieked again: a stab at truth, a snatch at apocalyptic glee. Then I ran on all fours, chest pounding, to the smoky mere.

A
the creature’s actions
B
the creature’s thoughts
C
Beowulf’s words
D
Beowulf’s perspective

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