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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 does the drinkard turn himself into a bird?
(a) So he can fly over dangerous roads.
(b) So he can disguise himself.
(c) It was an accident.
(d) Because his wife was also turned into a bird.

2. In the second town where the drinkard goes, a man says he will tell the drinkard where the tapster is if he ______.
(a) Goes to the market and learn how to become a "complete" gentleman.
(b) Returns the man's daughter who was captured by a curious creature.
(c) Kills the curious creature who killed his crops.
(d) Marries the man's daughter.

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 had one leg.
(d) His father was the richest man in their town.

4. What does the protagonist do when he finds the tapster dead?
(a) He brings the body back to town to bury it.
(b) He climbs a palm tree to tap palm-wine.
(c) He runs away in fear.
(d) He sobs for three days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the drinkard cry when he first sees the complete gentleman?

2. What does the woman, who is held captive by Skull, have around her neck?

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

4. When does "half-bodied baby" finally come down from the drinkard?

5. The "half-bodied baby" commands his mother to _________.

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