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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the old man (a god) give the drinkard to catch Death?
2. What color are the creatures the drinkard meets in "No road--out to travel from bust to bush to the Dead's town"?
3. Why does the drinkard cry when he first sees the complete gentleman?
4. What is NOT true about the terrible animal?
5. What happens when the drinkard brings Death to the old man (a god)?
Short Essay Questions
1. The drinkard describes the inhabitants of "Unreturnable-Heaven's Town" as "backwards." What does he mean by this? Elaborate.
2. Describe the drinkard's reaction when he saves the woman from Skull, brings her home, but then cannot get the cowrie off her neck, which prevents her from speaking and eating. Why is this significant?
3. What do the drinkard and his wife find out when they arrive in the town where the tapster is supposed to be? How do they react?
4. Why does the drinkard's initial plan to escape the white creatures backfire?
5. Comment on how the drinkard deals with his insatiable son.
6. In the first town that the palm-wine drinkard visits, he meets an old man who gives him two challenges. How does the drinkard complete these tasks and what does this say about his human and non-human abilities?
7. Do the drinkard and his wife enjoy staying on Wraith-Island? Why or why not?
8. Describe "Laugh."
9. Describe how the drinkard's son was born. Why is this extraordinary birth significant?
10. Why couldn't the people of Wraith-Island accompany the drinkar and his wife to their next destination? Have you noticed this problem in previous chapters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain why "death" is an important theme in this novel. Using three examples, demonstrate the different ways in which death is present in the novel and how each of these examples are significant (symbolically, morally, plot-wise, etc.)
Essay Topic 2
The Palm-wine Drinkard can be considered part of the folklore tradition. Explain, using at least three examples, why this is the case.
Essay Topic 3
There are three prominent female characters in The Palm-wine Drinkard. Describe each and their significance within the novel. Next, compare and contrast their roles. Finally, address this question: Is their being female the only thing that ties them together?
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