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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Page 37-Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rip do while he is resting on the mountainside?
(a) Skins the rabbit he shot.
(b) Looks at the scenery.
(c) Pets his dog, Wolf.
(d) Thinks about how to make his wife happier.

2. What is the "bilious" man in front of the Union Hotel doing?
(a) Sitting on the bench and telling stories.
(b) Checking people for weapons.
(c) Giving a speech and passing out flyers.
(d) Looking for Rip.

3. How does the crowd react when Rip declares his loyalty to King George?
(a) They are upset and suspicious of Rip.
(b) They are puzzled and concerned for Rip.
(c) They laugh and point at Rip.
(d) They fall silent and watch Rip.

4. In the frame narrative, the reader is told that the main story's narrator gets his information from the wives of the "burghers" (28). Whose wives are these?
(a) The wives of local indigenous leaders.
(b) The wives of political officials.
(c) The wives of prominent Dutch colonists.
(d) The wives of country farmers.

5. Everything that happens to Rip on the morning after he meets the strangers on the mountain makes him feel "perplexities" (36). What does this mean that is Rip feeling?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Confused.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rip realizes that his house has been abandoned, where is the next place he goes?

2. Where does Rip find himself on the morning after meeting the strangers on the mountain?

3. When Rip sees a dog that looks like Wolf outside of his old house, how does the dog behave?

4. When Rip finds the path that he and the strange man took on the night before, what surprising change has happened?

5. When he is resting on the mountainside, what sound alerts Rip that someone is nearby?

(see the answer key)

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