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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. How does the king try to make the drinkard and his wife talk?
2. What does the woman's father finally tell the drinkard?
3. How does "Spirit of Prey" kill his prey?
4. After meeting Drums, Song, and Dance, what does the drinkard do for five days?
5. What does the protagonist bring with him on his journey?
Short Essay Questions
1. Comment on how the drinkard deals with his insatiable son.
2. Describe "Laugh."
3. 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?
4. How is the "bush" personified in "Not Too Small to be Chosen"?
5. What lesson can be learned from the little creature on Wraith-Island who was not picked by the King to help clear the corn fields?
6. Describe the palm-wine drinkard's relationship with his friends at the beginning of the story.
7. During "To Travel by Air," why does the drinkard turn himself into a bird and fly his wife to their next destination?
8. Do the drinkard and his wife enjoy staying on Wraith-Island? Why or why not?
9. There is a common saying, "like father like son." How is this true in respect to the drinkard and his son Zurrjir?
10. Comment on the parent-child relationship, during "On the Way to an Unknown Place." What is significant about the characters' roles?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Comment on the grotesque elements in this novel. Give at least three examples of the grotesque and explain their significance within the novel. How would the novel be different without these grotesque elements?
Essay Topic 2
Fantasy and Magical Realism are two distinct but related literary genres. Discuss:
(1) The differences between the two genres.
(2) Can The Palm-wine Drinkard be considered a fantasy? Why or why not?
(3) Can The Palm-wine Drinkard be considered a an example of Magical Realism? Why or why not?
(4) How would you classify The Palm-wine Drinkard?
Essay Topic 3
The drinkard shares many qualities with the epic hero model. First, address what the epic hero model is. Second, suggest characteristics that the drinkard shares with the epic hero. Finally, discuss whether you consider him an epic hero or not and why.
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