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Grendel
John Gardner
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Characters
Character List
Grendel
The Dragon
The Shaper
Beowulf
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Identity
Isolation
Communication
Fate
Suffering
Quotes By Section
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Quotes By Character
Grendel
Hrothgar
The Shaper
The Dragon
Beowulf
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Glossary of Literary Terms
How to Cite This SparkNote
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Chapter 10 Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 10 Quiz
1
of 5
When Grendel sees a goat doggedly climbing a mountainside, how does he feel?
Inspired
Angry
Proud
Sad
2
of 5
What is the Shaper doing when he dies?
Sleeping
Fighting Grendel
Making a prediction
Drinking mead
3
of 5
What is the subject of the song that the Shaper's assistant sings at the Shaper's funeral?
The war with Grendel
The Shaper's life
Hrothgar's conquests
A king named Finn
4
of 5
How do the Danes dispose of the Shaper's body?
Burn it
Bury it
Set it adrift at sea
Feed it to animals
5
of 5
When Grendel's mother utters the sound "Warovvish," what does Grendel interpret this to mean?
War is coming
Watch the witch
Wasted wish
Beware the fish
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