2. Reading Check (a) What does Beowulf order his smiths to do at the beginning of the excerpt? (b) By what other word or name does Beowulf
refer to the dragon? (c) According to Beowulf, what are the only two
possible outcomes of this encounter with the dragon?

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.

Read these lines from stanza 5 of the poem, “they shot wook kim” and answe the question. hung in the air/over that petroleum morgue that night. what does the use of the phrase “petroleum morgue” best suggest? an atmosphere of chemical detachment an unsettling place of ultimate rest a dark street containing a lifeless body an area containing putrid substances and smells

Ased on the context of the passage, what is a bunburyist? a. someone who creates an imaginary person b. a guardian who neglects his responsibilities c. a person whose health changes with their location d. a friend with whom you can share secrets