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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 265-274.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the wise king help the drinkard and his wife on their journey?
(a) He lends them three of his slaves.
(b) He gives them extra juju.
(c) He tells them the shortest route to "Dead's Town."
(d) He gives them some money.

2. What happens to the woman's thumb?
(a) It swells up and a baby is born from it.
(b) It is cut off by Skull.
(c) It turns green.
(d) It shrivels into a raisin.

3. What is the drinkard's financial situation when he meets Drums, Song, and Dance?
(a) He is financially stable.
(b) He is penniless.
(c) It is not specified.
(d) He is very rich.

4. What is the protagonist's name?
(a) God of Palm-Wine.
(b) Father of the gods who could do everything in this world.
(c) His name is unknown.
(d) Zurrjir

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Zurrjir" mean?

2. Who says, "Wonderful hard worker, but he would be a wonderful robber in future"?

3. Why does the drinkard cut down a tree when he and his wife reach the river?

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

5. When his parents do not listen to him, "half-bodied baby" commands that they _________.

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