Practice Test

Question 9 • English IV

Which line best helps the reader understand Grendel’s character?

Answer

In the beginning there were various groups of them: ragged little bands that roamed the forest on foot or horseback . . .

Spears flying, swords whonking, arrows raining from the windows and doors of the meadhall and the edge of the woods.

Ice clung to their eyebrows and beards and eyelashes, and I’d hear them whining and groaning as they walked.

In time I began to be more amused than revolted by what they threatened. It didn’t matter to me what they did to each other.

Explanation

Choice B reveals Grendel’s attitude toward humans: he becomes amused by their threats and says he does not care what they do to one another. This directly helps the reader understand his detached, cynical character. The other lines mainly describe fighting, groups of people, or their appearance.

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