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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 217-223.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the woman's thumb?
(a) It is cut off by Skull.
(b) It shrivels into a raisin.
(c) It turns green.
(d) It swells up and a baby is born from it.

3. What was notable about the the protagonist's father?
(a) His father lived to be 106 years old.
(b) His father had 13 children.
(c) His father was the richest man in their town.
(d) His father had one leg.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did the tapster leave the town where the drinkard thought he'd find him?

2. Why does the drinkard turn himself into a bird?

3. What happens when the drinkard brings Death to the old man (a god)?

4. Who figures out how to help the woman eat and speak again?

5. Where is Death when the drinkard reaches his house?

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