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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. Who does the woman marry?

2. Why does the drinkard cry when he first sees the complete gentleman?

3. What does the protagonist do when he finds the tapster dead?

4. Where does the "half-bodied baby" appear?

5. What are the houses in "Unreturnable-Heaven's Town" like?

Short Essay Questions

1. The drinkard describes the inhabitants of "Unreturnable-Heaven's Town" as "backwards." What does he mean by this? Elaborate.

2. 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?

3. Comment on the parent-child relationship, during "On the Way to an Unknown Place." What is significant about the characters' roles?

4. How is the "bush" personified in "Not Too Small to be Chosen"?

5. Describe the "half-bodied baby." Who is he and what is he like?

6. What is special about Drum, Song, and Dance?

7. 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?

8. Who is "Faithful-Mother"? What is her responsibility?

9. There is a common saying, "like father like son." How is this true in respect to the drinkard and his son Zurrjir?

10. What kind of story is this? How is it told?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Family is a common theme in literature. Focus on one example of a family theme in this novel, explaining why it falls under this category, why it is significant within the novel, and finally, how your example is symbolic beyond the text (is there a message here?)

Essay Topic 2

Comment on how the story ends. Be sure to address the following questions:

(1) What type of ending is this? Why?

(2) Is there closure? How so or how is there not?

(3) Why might the author have ended the story this way? What is significant or symbolic about this type of ending?

Essay Topic 3

This story is narrated in first person by the protagonist, the drinkard. This means that there is no explicit description of the drinkard or his personality. Based on the drinkard's action, decisions, and opinions, how would you describe the drinkard and why? Give at least three observations about him and evidence to support these observations.

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