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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. When his parents do not listen to him, "half-bodied baby" commands that they _________.
2. What does this character do in return for being forgotten by the king?
3. Why does the drinkard cut down a tree when he and his wife reach the river?
4. Whom does the drinkard and his wife meet personally the night, after meeting the king?
5. Who do the townspeople want to exile?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
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. During "To Travel by Air," why does the drinkard turn himself into a bird and fly his wife to their next destination?
6. Describe the white monster that the drinkard and his wife encounter in "No Road--Ought to Travel from Bush to Bush to the Dead's Town."
7. 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?
8. Describe the palm-wine drinkard's relationship with his friends at the beginning of the story.
9. Comment on the parent-child relationship, during "On the Way to an Unknown Place." What is significant about the characters' roles?
10. Who is the narrator of this novel? What is he like?
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
There is a didactic nature to many of the episodes in The Palm-wine Drinkard. Choose three examples and explain why they can be considered didactic.
Essay Topic 3
The Palm-wine Drinkard is a circular story in that the main character ends back in the place where he started, his hometown. Explain three possible motives for developing and ending the story like this.
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