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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 274-285.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does wife forget in the ashes?
(a) A photo album.
(b) Her gold trinket.
(c) Her silver pendant.
(d) Her ring.

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

4. What does the drinkard light on fire?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The building where Zurrjir sleeps.
(c) Skull's hole.
(d) A palm-wine tree.

5. How many dead babies do the drinkard and his wife meet on the road?
(a) 4000.
(b) 400.
(c) 4.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day after turning red, did everyone in the town die to then settle in the red bush?

2. What happens when "Invisible-Pawn" is asked to bring firewood?

3. Why do the drinkard and his wife leave the town?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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