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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the "half-bodied baby" appear?
(a) Out of a bush.
(b) From the ashes.
(c) On the road.
(d) From a tree.

3. Why does the protagonist leave his town?
(a) He leaves in search of the dead tapster.
(b) He follows the woman he wants to marry.
(c) He is exiled by his family.
(d) There is a famine and he is hungry.

4. Why does the drinkard cut down a tree when he and his wife reach the river?
(a) He carves it into a paddle.
(b) He carves it into a boat.
(c) He carves it into weapons.
(d) He makes his wife a wooden doll.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Skull make the woman sit on?

2. The protagonist's siblings were all hard workers, but the protagonist was ____________________.

3. Who does the woman marry?

4. What does the woman's father finally tell the drinkard?

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

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