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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 293-302.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How does the drinkard's magical egg break?
(a) An animal tries to eat it.
(b) An evil person smashes it.
(c) People wrestle and knock it over.
(d) The drinkard drops it.

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

4. Why is the terrible animal mad?
(a) The drinkard has not sacrificed to him.
(b) The drinkard has sentenced him to death.
(c) The drinkard shot him accidentally.
(d) The drinkard killed him in another life.

5. How does the king try to make the drinkard and his wife talk?
(a) He has them stabbed with a stick.
(b) He has their heads shaved.
(c) He has them dumped in water.
(d) He has them tickled.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the drinkard get his thirst quenched?

2. What is the verdict for the first case?

3. Why can't the slave escape the rain?

4. Where is the next town the drinkard and his wife go to after escaping "Hungry-Monster"?

5. What are the people like in Wraith-Island?

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