CHAPTER LXXVI Some Pleasant, Shady Talk In The Groves, Between My Lords Abrazza And Media, Babbalanja, Mohi, And Yoomy 

Abrazza had a cool retreat--a grove of dates; where we were used to lounge of noons, and mix our converse with the babble of the rills; and mix our punches in goblets chased with grapes. And as ever, King Abrazza was the prince of hosts. 

"Your crown," he said to Media; and with his own, he hung it on a bough. 

"Be not ceremonious:" and stretched his royal legs upon the turf. 

"Wine!" and his pages poured it out. 

So on the grass we lounged; and King Abrazza, who loved his antique ancestors; and loved old times; and would not talk of moderns;--bade Yoomy sing old songs; bade Mohi rehearse old histories; bade Babbalanja tell of old ontologies; and commanded all, meanwhile, to drink his old, old wine. 

So, all round we quaffed and quoted. 

At last, we talked of old Homeric bards:--those who, ages back, harped, and begged, and groped their blinded way through all this charitable Mardi; receiving coppers then, and immortal glory now. 

ABRAZZA--How came it, that they all were blind? 

BABBALANJA--It was endemical, your Highness. Few grand poets have good eyes; for they needs blind must be, who ever gaze upon the sun. Vavona himself was blind: when, in the silence of his secret bower, he said--"I will build another world. Therein, let there be kings and slaves, philosophers and wits; whose checkered actions--strange, grotesque, and merry-sad, will entertain my idle moods." So, my lord, Vavona played at kings and crowns, and men and manners; and loved that lonely game to play.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Where did Abrazza stretch his legs?
2. Where did Abrazza let his legs stretch out?
3. Where did Abrazza let his legs go out long?
Q2:
1. Whose crown had Abrazza taken?
2. Whose crown was in Abrazza's possession?
3. Who did the crown that Abrazza have belong to?
Q3:
1. Where did Abrazza place the crown?
2. What did Abrazza put the crown on?
3. What did Abrazza perch the crown upon?
Q4:
1. Where did the group rest?
2. Where was the group lounging about?
3. What was the group's location?
Q5:
1. Who was the drink poured by?
2. Who served the beverage?
3. Who poured the wine?
Q6:
1. What was the group drinking?
2. What did the group have to drink?
3. What was the beverage that was poured?
Q7:
1. What grew in the group's location?
2. What was growing where the group was?
3. What crop grew where the group was?
Q8:
1. Did the men drink from flutes?
2. Did the men drink their wine in flutes?
3. Was it flutes that the men had their wine in?
Q9:
1. What kind of cups did the men drink out of?
2. What sort of cups was the wine in?
3. What vessel did the group drink their wine from?
Q10:
1. What request was made of Mohi?
2. What was it asked that Mohi do?
3. What did someone ask Mohi to do?
Q11:
1. What request was made of Yoomy
2. What was it asked that Yoomy do?
3. What did someone ask Yoomy to do?
Q12:
1. What request was made of babbalanja?
2. What was it asked that babbalanja do?
3. What did someone ask babbalanja to do?
Q13:
1. What was everyone in the group to do?
2. What instruction was given to the entire group?
3. What was everyone in the group commanded to do?
Q14:
1. What was everyone supposed to drink?
2. What were all instructed to take a sip of?
3. What did the whole group have to take a drink of?
Q15:
1. Did everyone follow the instructions they were given?
2. Did all do as they were told?
3. Did everyone obey King Abrazza's isntructions?
Q16:
1. Who didn't have their sight?
2. Who could not see?
3. What group was described as being blind?
Q17:
1. Who didn't have their sight, besides Homeric bards?
2. Who could not see, in addition to the Homeric bards?
3. What group was described as being blind, like the Homeric bards?
Q18:
1. What did Vavona wish to create?
2. What did Vavona want to make?
3. What was it Vavona's desire to invent?
Q19:
1. Would Vavona's new world have royalty in it?
2. Would royalty exist in Vavona's other world?
3. Would there be royals in the world Vavona would make?
Q20:
1. Would Vavona's new world have wise men in it?
2. Would wise men exist in Vavona's other world?
3. Would there be sages in the world Vavona would make?
