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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the drinkard and his wife escape the people of "Unreturnable-Heaven's Town"?
(a) They sneak away at night
(b) They create a flood with their juju.
(c) They fly away on the eagle.
(d) They burn down the town.

2. Why do the attendants bring an eagle?
(a) Because it sings a special song.
(b) To take out the eyes of the drinkard and his wife.
(c) To kill it and eat it.
(d) To ride on it to the next town.

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

4. Who is Zurrjir?
(a) The drinkard's son.
(b) The complete gentleman.
(c) Skull's brother.
(d) The woman's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Zurrjir is described as a "wonderful" child because ________.

2. What is the drinkard's financial situation when he meets Drums, Song, and Dance?

3. As a child, what was the only type of money used in the protagonist's town?

4. What color are the creatures the drinkard meets in "No road--out to travel from bust to bush to the Dead's town"?

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

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