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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when the drinkard offers the "Invisible-Pawn" yams and corn as thanks for his work?
(a) "Invisible-Pawn" only eats corn.
(b) "Invisible-Pawn" only eats yams.
(c) "Invisible-Pawn" refuses the offer.
(d) "Invisible-Pawn" eats all the crops in town.

3. What does the tapster do for the drinkard and his wife?
(a) He builds a hut for them outside of "Dead's Town."
(b) He finds them a new tapster.
(c) He gets them a ride to their home town.
(d) He convinces the head of "Dead's Town" to let them stay.

4. Who is the lady who brought the drinkard to the red bush?
(a) Faithful-Mother.
(b) Dance.
(c) Song.
(d) Drum.

5. How many creatures are in the bag with the drinkard and his wife?
(a) 17.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 40.

6. Why is the drinkard kicked out of "Dead's Town"?
(a) He refuses to follow the rules.
(b) He falls and bleeds.
(c) He is too loud.
(d) He is too dangerous.

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

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

9. What does the tapster say he did the night he died?
(a) He climbed up a palm tree and hid there.
(b) He went home but realized that nobody could see or hear him.
(c) He left in search of his dead father.
(d) He floated straight to Dead's Town.

10. Who is this year's annual sacrifice in the red bush?
(a) The king.
(b) The red lady.
(c) The drinkard.
(d) The drinkard's wife.

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

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

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

14. What do the "mountain-creatures" love to do?
(a) Roll down the mountain.
(b) Dance.
(c) Hide in caves.
(d) Hike.

15. What color are the "deads'" clothing?
(a) Red.
(b) Dark Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the third character involved in the first case's conflict?

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

3. How much palm-wine does the drinkard consume with his friends when he first returns home?

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

5. How does the giant revive the creatures after the drinkard kills them?

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