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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 248-264.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the drinkard cry when he first sees the complete gentleman?
(a) He is jealous of the complete gentleman's beauty.
(b) He is jealous that the complete gentleman has palm-wine.
(c) He is upset that the complete gentleman was holding a woman captive.
(d) He cries tears of joy because the complete gentleman is a long lost friend.

2. What does Faithful-Mother NOT give the drinkard and his wife when they leave?
(a) A cutlass.
(b) A gun and ammunition.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) A map.

3. On what day after turning red, did everyone in the town die to then settle in the red bush?
(a) The 3rd day.
(b) The 14th day.
(c) The 2nd day.
(d) The 7th day.

4. Why do the drinkard and his wife stay by the river for a whole month?
(a) They are making and saving up money.
(b) They have good friends.
(c) They are waiting for the rainy season to end.
(d) They are under a spell.

5. What is the bridge that the drinkard and his wife cross?
(a) A stick in Faithful-Mother's hand.
(b) A blanket that turns stiff.
(c) A ropes course.
(d) It is Faithful-Hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does wife forget in the ashes?

2. What won't "half-bodied baby" let his parents do?

3. How do the drinkard and his wife escape the people of "Unreturnable-Heaven's Town"?

4. Who is the lady who brought the drinkard to the red bush?

5. How do the drinkard and his wife get more money?

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