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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 285-293.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the drinkard supposed to walk in "Dead's Town"?
(a) Backwards.
(b) On his tiptoes.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Slowly.

2. How do the red people loose their redness?
(a) The king burns the red tree.
(b) The drinkard kills the red bird and red fish.
(c) The king dies.
(d) The drinkard makes a deal with the wizard.

3. What is NOT true about the terrible animal?
(a) He has long red hair.
(b) He has teeth as thick as cow horns.
(c) He is as big as an elephant.
(d) His fingernails are about two feet long.

4. The protagonist's siblings were all hard workers, but the protagonist was ____________________.
(a) Bedridden from a rare disease.
(b) Too young to help with work.
(c) Occupied with drinking palm-wine.
(d) A hermit who read books all day.

5. What is NOT true about the specific creature the drinkard describes in "No road--out to travel from bust to bush to the Dead's town"?
(a) He is six feet in diameter.
(b) He is a quarter of a mile long
(c) He has one eye.
(d) He has four hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must happen so the woman can eat and speak again?

2. Where is the next town the drinkard and his wife go to after escaping "Hungry-Monster"?

3. What important question does the king of "Unreturnable-Heaven's Town" ask the drinkard and his wife?

4. After meeting Drums, Song, and Dance, what does the drinkard do for five days?

5. About how much does "half-bodied baby" weight by the time the drinkard starts carrying him?

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