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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the bush described that the drinkard and his wife next travel through?
(a) Greedy.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Dry.
(d) Sad.

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

3. Whom does the drinkard and his wife meet personally the night, after meeting the king?
(a) Talk.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Snort.
(d) Dance.

4. Who does the king of Wraith Island forget to chose to help clear the fields?
(a) His cousin.
(b) An witch.
(c) A transparent spirit.
(d) A tiny creature.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What "right thing" does the old man (a god) want the drinkard to bring back from the black-smith?

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

4. What important question does the king of "Unreturnable-Heaven's Town" ask the drinkard and his wife?

5. What does the king command his attendants to do to the drinkard and his wife?

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