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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does the tapster give the drinkard?
(a) A new tapster.
(b) A rare tapping tool.
(c) Palm tree seeds.
(d) A magic egg.

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

3. What is the "Invisible-Pawn's" name?
(a) Give and Take.
(b) Come and Go.
(c) Here and There.
(d) Catch and Release.

4. How do the townspeople react to what "Invisible-Pawn" does when the drinkard offers him yams and corn as a thank you?
(a) They share recipes with "Invisible-Pawn."
(b) They don't care either way.
(c) They are mad at the drinkard and plan to revolt.
(d) They celebrate with a feast.

5. What happens when the husband from case #2 comes back to life?
(a) The wizard wants to hire one of the wives as his assistant.
(b) The husband has to sacrifice one of his wives to the gods.
(c) The wizard wants to marry one of his wives.
(d) The husband decides he can only have one wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the drinkard use to help alleviate the damage caused by the "natural disaster."

2. Who is this year's annual sacrifice in the red bush?

3. Whom does the drinkard help during the "natural disaster"?

4. What must you do to make the tapster's gift to the drinkard work?

5. What else does the drinkard do in case there are future difficulties?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the people of Dead's Town different from living humans?

2. How does the drinkard escape from the hungry-creature's stomach? Is this realistic?

3. Compare the juju the drinkard used during difficult situations with the gun he used during difficult situations.

4. What does the drinkard do when he realizes the townspeople plan to revolt against him?

5. Does the wife's prophecy about the "Invisible-Pawn"--"wonderful hard worker, but he would be a wonderful robber in future"--come true ?

6. Describe the group of four hundred dead babies the drinkard and his wife meet on the road.

7. How do the townspeople treat the drinkard after the egg breaks?

8. Describe how the "Invisible-Pawn" gets his work done.

9. Describe the hungry-creature.

10. Describe the feud between Heaven and Land.

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