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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the tapster, why do "alives" and "deads" not live together?
(a) Because each does things in opposite (and incorrect) ways.
(b) Because there is not enough food.
(c) Because God prohibits it.
(d) Because it is biologically impossible.

2. After how long, does Faithful-Mother tell the drinkard and his wife that they must leave?
(a) One day.
(b) A year and two months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Four years.

3. What else does the drinkard do in case there are future difficulties?
(a) He produces a second magic egg.
(b) He produces money and hides it.
(c) He charges for his help and saves the profits.
(d) He builds a place to store food.

4. Why does the wise king dress up the drinkard and his wife and parade them around town?
(a) He is trying to determine who the true murderer is.
(b) He thinks they are long lost family members.
(c) To celebrate the foreign visitors.
(d) To express his gratitude.

5. What does the drinkard turn himself into to escape the creatures in "No road--out to travel from bust to bush to the Dead's town"?
(a) Ice.
(b) A fire.
(c) A tornado.
(d) Hot water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before entering the white tree, what do the drinkard and his wife do?

2. What does the terrible animal give the drinkard?

3. How do the red people loose their redness?

4. What does the tapster bring to the drinkard and his wife?

5. What does the drinkard change the woman into as they escape from Skull?

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