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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 does the woman witness as she follows the "complete" gentleman into the forest?
(a) A family of skeletons pays him to "lend them a hand."
(b) The complete gentleman returns his body parts to the owner he had rented them from.
(c) The complete gentleman shrinks into a tiny complete gentleman.
(d) A curious creature kidnaps the complete gentleman.

2. As a child, what was the only type of money used in the protagonist's town?
(a) Cowries.
(b) Soles.
(c) Dollars.
(d) Pounds.

3. 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 upset that the complete gentleman was holding a woman captive.
(c) He is jealous that the complete gentleman has palm-wine.
(d) He cries tears of joy because the complete gentleman is a long lost friend.

4. What happens when the drinkard brings Death to the old man (a god)?
(a) The old man tells the drinkard where the tapster is.
(b) The old man and his wife run away in fear.
(c) The old man and his wife both die.
(d) Death kills everyone in the town.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true about the "highway men"?

2. What must happen so the woman can eat and speak again?

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

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

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

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