Reading Questions #3 - Beowulf (abridged version) Name Grendel’s Mother
1. What does Grendel’s mother do when she visits Herot?

2. Why does she kill King Hrothgar’s best friend instead of the king himself?

3. Describe her home.

The Battle With Grendel’s Mother

4. What challenges does Beowulf face when he goes to fight Grendel’s mother?

5. Why can’t she kill Beowulf?

6. What does Beowulf use to kill her? What is special about this weapon?

7. After killing Grendel’s mother, what does Beowulf find in the corner of her lair?

8. What are the warriors waiting for him on shore thinking? Why?

9. What are the two things that Beowulf brings back from the encounter with Grendel’s mother?

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]