English

Selena Lin

1 December, 19:41

They were gray as old ashes; faceless, eyeless. They

spread the surface of the water with pure green flame. I

knew - I seemed to have known all along - that the

snakes were there to guard something. Inevitably, after I'd

stood there a while, rolling my eyes back along the dark

hallway, my ears cocked for my mother's step, I screwed

my nerve up and dove (16).

Which phrase from this excerpt most clearly evokes empathy for Grendel?

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A. pure green flame

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B. the dark hallway

C. screwed up my nerve

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D. faceless, eyeless