1. Where does Rip find himself on the morning after meeting the strangers on the mountain?
(a) Back at the spot where he met the first man coming up the mountain.
(b) Next to the Hudson River.
(c) In the natural "amphitheater."
(d) Lost in the woods on the mountainside.

2. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?
(a) A former governor of New York.
(b) Rip's neighbor.
(c) The village schoolmaster.
(d) The owner of the village inn.

3. What is Rip's son's name?
(a) John.
(b) Peter.
(c) Rip.
(d) Dutch.

4. Who is Derrick Van Brummel?
(a) The owner of the village inn.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The owner of a local hotel.
(d) The schoolmaster.

5. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?
(a) He thinks that the strange men are playing some kind of joke.
(b) He thinks that the strange men have stolen it.
(c) He thinks that he must have left it in the amphitheater.
(d) He thinks that he might have dropped it in the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rip starts up the mountainside and finds his joints stiff and notices that he is not feeling as athletic as usual, what does he think is the cause?

2. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?

3. What causes Rip to recognize Judith Gardenier?

4. When on page 31, the narrator refers to Rip's wife's nagging as a "torrent of household eloquence," what tone is created?

5. When the crowd points out Rip's son, what confusion does it cause for Rip?

(see the answer key)

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