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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the drinkard change the woman into as they escape from Skull?
(a) A tiny kitten.
(b) A bullfrog.
(c) A lizard.
(d) A sparrow-like bird.

2. Whom does the drinkard and his wife meet personally the night, after meeting the king?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Snort.
(c) Talk.
(d) Dance.

3. Where did the tapster go after leaving town?
(a) Dead's Town.
(b) Unreturnable-Heaven's Town.
(c) Palm-wine Grove.
(d) Mixed Town.

4. What does the woman's father finally tell the drinkard?
(a) Where he can find the tapster.
(b) That he can marry the woman.
(c) Who died in the fire.
(d) That he is also the drinkard's father.

5. What is the bed in Death's house made of?
(a) Human bones.
(b) Straw.
(c) Human hair.
(d) Stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the king of Wraith Island forget to chose to help clear the fields?

2. What does wife forget in the ashes?

3. Who is Zurrjir?

4. What are the people like in Wraith-Island?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the drinkard react when he first sees the Skull as a "complete gentleman"?

2. Why does the drinkard's initial plan to escape the white creatures backfire?

3. Do the drinkard and his wife enjoy staying on Wraith-Island? Why or why not?

4. Describe Skull and his house.

5. Describe the drinkard's reaction when he saves the woman from Skull, brings her home, but then cannot get the cowrie off her neck, which prevents her from speaking and eating. Why is this significant?

6. During "To Travel by Air," why does the drinkard turn himself into a bird and fly his wife to their next destination?

7. When following and spying on Skull, what does the drinkard turn himself into and why?

8. Comment on how the drinkard deals with his insatiable son.

9. What is special about Drum, Song, and Dance?

10. Describe the "Spirit of Prey" and how he kills his prey.

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