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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 207-217.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the protagonist leave his town?
(a) He follows the woman he wants to marry.
(b) He leaves in search of the dead tapster.
(c) He is exiled by his family.
(d) There is a famine and he is hungry.

2. Where is Death when the drinkard reaches his house?
(a) In his yam garden.
(b) In his house.
(c) On the roof.
(d) By the river.

3. What does the protagonist bring with him on his journey?
(a) Juju.
(b) Palm-wine.
(c) A magic stone.
(d) A sack of money.

4. What does the woman witness as she follows the "complete" gentleman into the forest?
(a) The complete gentleman returns his body parts to the owner he had rented them from.
(b) A family of skeletons pays him to "lend them a hand."
(c) A curious creature kidnaps the complete gentleman.
(d) The complete gentleman shrinks into a tiny complete gentleman.

5. Zurrjir is described as a "wonderful" child because ________.
(a) If one hundred men tried to fight him, he is so strong he would just flog them away.
(b) If there were a famine, he would travel miles to find and bring back food for his family.
(c) He has the special power to creat palm-wine out of water.
(d) He helps out in the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the drinkard change himself into to follow the complete gentleman?

2. What does the drinkard change himself into as he and the woman escape from Skull?

3. What does the protagonist do when he finds the tapster dead?

4. The protagonist's siblings were all hard workers, but the protagonist was ____________________.

5. To complete his first challenge, what does the drinkard turn himself into?

(see the answer key)

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