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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 do the drinkard and his wife get more money?

2. What does Faithful-Mother NOT give the drinkard and his wife when they leave?

3. When the drinkard becomes a judge, what is his first case about?

4. What ultimately happens to the man with the sack?

5. What pastime does the drinkard take up while in the white tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the drinkard ask the reader for help in judging the court cases from "mixed town"?

2. Are plants important in this story?

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

4. When can the drinkard and his wife enter "Dead's Town"? Is this symbolic?

5. Explain why some might consider the drinkard to be a "good" character in the end and another might see him as a "bad" character.

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

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

8. How could the magic egg be seen as symbolic?

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

10. Describe the white tree.

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Parenting is a difficult task. Analyze the representation of the drinkard and his wife as parents. How are they represented? Is this representation symbolic? What message is being conveyed or lesson taught by their example?

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