In the 13th century, the Venetian merchant Marco Polo traveled to China, where he remained for almost 20 years. Before his return to Italy, he had become quite wealthy as a trader for Kublai Kahn. Read the following fictionalized portrayal of Polo's return voyage. Polo stood on the ship's bow, overlooking the short expanse of sea between him and his home soil. Behind him were chests of sparking gold coins, vibrant rubies, spectacular emeralds, and silks of sheer perfection. They were strategically arranged to glint in the sun upon his arrival.

How would you summarize the fiction author's strategy for making the factual account more exciting?

A. The author alters the fact that Polo had grown very wealthy.

B. The author embellishes the scene with detailed description of Polo's wealth.

C. The author quotes form historical documents to create a realistic homecoming scene.

D. The author omits details about Polo's return because readers already know the historical facts.

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf