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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. From the second case the drinkard tries, what did the first wife do when her husband died unexpectedly?
2. Why does the drinkard make the rule that he would only serve people outside?
3. What does the drinkard use to help alleviate the damage caused by the "natural disaster."
4. Who is "Invisible-Pawn"?
5. Why do the drinkard and his wife leave the town?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the white tree.
2. What does "Faithful-Mother" give the drinkard and his wife when they depart?
3. Describe the "Red-Lady" and her fashion taste.
4. Describe the hungry-creature.
5. How do the townspeople treat the drinkard after the egg breaks?
6. In no more than three sentences, comment on the treatment of magic versus realism in this story. Are the two distinguishable within the world of this novel?
7. While living in "mixed town," the drinkard is asked to judge two separate cases, but he leaves them unresolved. How are they similar and what makes them hard to resolve?
8. How are the people of Dead's Town different from living humans?
9. What does the drinkard do when he realizes the townspeople plan to revolt against him?
10. Comment on how the drinkard sums up his journey, "And so all our trials, difficulties and many years' travel brought only an egg or resulted in an egg." (Chapter 32, p. 295)
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
While in Dead's Town the tapster explains that "alives" and "deads" can not live together because they each think the other group does everything backwards or incorrectly. Comment on this allegorical chapter using these questions to guide you:
(1) What happens in this chapter? Where else in the book do we find similar events and themes?
(2) What are these scene allegories for?
(3) Is there a moral lesson or resolution to these allegories? Explain why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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