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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. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?
(a) The Christian God.
(b) The Celtic god, Alator.
(c) The Norse god, Odin.
(d) The Saxon god, Woden.

2. When he is resting on the mountainside, what sound alerts Rip that someone is nearby?
(a) He hears someone singing.
(b) He hears his dog barking at someone.
(c) He hears someone struggling with a heavy load.
(d) He hears someone calling his name.

3. When on page 31, the narrator says of Rip that he will "eat white bread or brown," how is Rip being characterized?
(a) He is easy to please.
(b) He is unaware of what he is eating.
(c) He only likes two kinds of bread.
(d) He overeats.

4. What causes Rip to recognize Judith Gardenier?
(a) She reminds him of the last time they saw one another.
(b) The name of her baby and the sound of her voice.
(c) The ring on her finger.
(d) She is wearing a dress that he remembers.

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 have stolen it.
(b) He thinks that he must have left it in the amphitheater.
(c) He thinks that he might have dropped it in the woods.
(d) He thinks that the strange men are playing some kind of joke.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What evidence does the frame narrator give that the main story's narrator is still well-liked?

3. Rip is surprised by the "singularity" of the stranger's appearance (36). What kind of appearance is this?

4. From the description of Rip's attitude to his farm, on page 30, what can be deduced about Rip?

5. What does Rip keep hearing as he and the stranger climb up the mountainside?

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