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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 230-248.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the drinkard cry when he first sees the complete gentleman?
(a) He cries tears of joy because the complete gentleman is a long lost friend.
(b) He is jealous of the complete gentleman's beauty.
(c) He is jealous that the complete gentleman has palm-wine.
(d) He is upset that the complete gentleman was holding a woman captive.

2. What does the terrible animal give the drinkard?
(a) A heavy weapon.
(b) Magic seeds.
(c) A book.
(d) Poisonous fruit.

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

4. What color are the creatures the drinkard meets in "No road--out to travel from bust to bush to the Dead's town"?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

5. 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 under a spell.
(c) They are making and saving up money.
(d) They have good friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the drinkard change himself into as he and the woman escape from Skull?

2. What does the drinkard light on fire?

3. What does the woman witness as she follows the "complete" gentleman into the forest?

4. Who is Zurrjir?

5. What is the bed in Death's house made of?

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