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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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 it is biologically impossible.
(c) Because God prohibits it.
(d) Because there is not enough food.

2. Where do the drinkard and his wife go to get their heads treated?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The garden.
(c) The medicine man.
(d) The stream.

3. What does Faithful-Mother NOT give the drinkard and his wife when they leave?
(a) A cutlass.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) A gun and ammunition.
(d) A map.

4. What "natural disaster" has killed millions of people?
(a) A plague.
(b) A famine.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A flood.

5. How does the drinkard get his thirst quenched?
(a) He is given a new tapster.
(b) He is given a small bottomless bottle.
(c) He starts drinking water.
(d) He finds a palm forest.

6. What does the man do on the morning of the seventh day of the parade?
(a) He runs away from town.
(b) He admits he is the real murderer.
(c) He kills the drinkard and his wife.
(d) He kidnaps the king.

7. Why do the drinkard and his wife leave the town?
(a) It is just time to move on.
(b) They are scared of a revolt.
(c) "Invisible-Pawn" kills all the natives and now they are the only ones left in the town.
(d) They are scared of "Invisible-Pawn."

8. From the second case the drinkard tries, what did the second wife do when her husband died unexpectedly?
(a) She went in search of a wizard.
(b) She stayed and guarded the dead husband's body.
(c) She did nothing.
(d) She died with her husband.

9. How is the drinkard supposed to walk in "Dead's Town"?
(a) On his tiptoes.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Backwards.
(d) Slowly.

10. What is the bridge that the drinkard and his wife cross?
(a) It is Faithful-Hands.
(b) A blanket that turns stiff.
(c) A stick in Faithful-Mother's hand.
(d) A ropes course.

11. Who is the power that creates the "natural disaster" that affects the drinkard's hometown?
(a) Land.
(b) God.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The king of Dead's Town.

12. How do the drinkard and his wife get more money?
(a) They start another ferry business.
(b) They create money with their juju.
(c) They take their fear back and collect the interest.
(d) They beg Faithful-Mother for money.

13. From the second case the drinkard tries, what did the third wife do when her husband died unexpectedly?
(a) She died with her husband.
(b) She stayed and guarded the dead husband's body.
(c) She did nothing.
(d) She went in search of a wizard.

14. What must you do to make the tapster's gift to the drinkard work?
(a) You put it in water.
(b) You heat it up.
(c) You insert a key.
(d) You shake it before use.

15. What was the tapster called before he died?
(a) Zurrjir.
(b) Baity.
(c) Tappy.
(d) Pinto.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the drinkard make the rule that he would only serve people outside?

2. The "natural disaster" that has affected the drinkard's hometown was the result of ________.

3. How many creatures are in the bag with the drinkard and his wife?

4. What happens when the drinkard offers the "Invisible-Pawn" yams and corn as thanks for his work?

5. What does the drinkard turn himself into to escape from the "mountain-creatures"?

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