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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 230-248.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave the drinkard the juju he uses to turn himself into a large bird?
(a) A ghost.
(b) His father.
(c) Water Spirt Woman.
(d) Spirit of Prey.

2. What did Zurrjir love to do?
(a) Drink.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Eat.
(d) Talk.

3. About how much does "half-bodied baby" weight by the time the drinkard starts carrying him?
(a) 28 lbs.
(b) 2.8lbs.
(c) 2,800 lbs.
(d) 280 lbs.

4. How do the attendants complete the task the king assigns them, regarding the drinkard and his wife?
(a) By hand delivering an invitation.
(b) By threatening them with a stick.
(c) With a flat stone and broken bottle.
(d) By kidnapping them and leaving them in a valley far away.

5. What is the protagonist's name?
(a) His name is unknown.
(b) God of Palm-Wine.
(c) Zurrjir
(d) Father of the gods who could do everything in this world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT true about the "complete" gentleman?

2. Which god does the king make the drinkard meet?

3. What "right thing" does the old man (a god) want the drinkard to bring back from the black-smith?

4. Why does the drinkard cry when he first sees the complete gentleman?

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

(see the answer key)

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