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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 223-230.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old man (a god) give the drinkard to catch Death?
(a) A spear.
(b) A black bag.
(c) A net.
(d) Some garlic.

2. What are the people like in Wraith-Island?
(a) Very violent and mean.
(b) Very nice and loving.
(c) Very talkative.
(d) Always busy.

3. What is NOT true about the "complete" gentleman?
(a) He is beautiful.
(b) He wears expensive clothes.
(c) He could be sold for at least two thousand pounds.
(d) He is short.

4. The "half-bodied baby" commands his mother to _________.
(a) Carry him on her shoulders.
(b) Carry him on her head.
(c) Carry him on her back.
(d) Carry him in her arms.

5. What is NOT true about the specific creature the drinkard describes in "No road--out to travel from bust to bush to the Dead's town"?
(a) He has four hands.
(b) He is six feet in diameter.
(c) He is a quarter of a mile long
(d) He has one eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the creatures do when the drinkard transforms himself in "No road--out to travel from bust to bush to the Dead's town"?

2. What does the terrible animal give the drinkard?

3. About how much does "half-bodied baby" weight by the time the drinkard starts carrying him?

4. Who is the terrible animal?

5. What is the drinkard's financial situation when he meets Drums, Song, and Dance?

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