View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 230-248.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the drinkard turn himself into after they get to the river and cut down a tree?
(a) A ferry.
(b) A truck.
(c) A wheel.
(d) A train.

2. What does the drinkard use to transform himself to escape the creatures, in "No road--out to travel from bust to bush to the Dead's town"?
(a) His father's charm.
(b) Palm-wine.
(c) A special leaf.
(d) His juju.

3. What is the bed in Death's house made of?
(a) Human hair.
(b) Straw.
(c) Human bones.
(d) Stones.

4. How long ago did the tapster leave the town where the drinkard thought he'd find him?
(a) 2 days ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 2 years ago.
(d) 10 hours ago.

5. What "right thing" does the old man (a god) want the drinkard to bring back from the black-smith?
(a) A key.
(b) A bell.
(c) A tool.
(d) A candlestick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman's father finally tell the drinkard?

2. Why do the drinkard and his wife stay by the river for a whole month?

3. What was notable about the the protagonist's father?

4. What does the protagonist bring with him on his journey?

5. What is NOT true about the "complete" gentleman?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 278 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample