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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. Why does Rip hurry over to the man he sees on the mountainside?
(a) The man seems to be about to drop his burden.
(b) He thinks it is a neighbor who needs his help.
(c) Wolf's reaction makes him curious to get a closer look.
(d) The man calls to him that he needs some help.

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

3. When on page 31, the narrator refers to Rip's wife's nagging as a "torrent of household eloquence," what tone is created?
(a) Farcical.
(b) Ironic.
(c) Maudlin.
(d) Nostalgic.

4. Who does Judith Gardenier turn out to be?
(a) Rip's daughter.
(b) Rip's daughter-in-law.
(c) The wife of his old neighbor.
(d) Dame Van Winkle, remarried.

5. Who is the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?
(a) Washington Irving.
(b) Diedrich Knickerbocker.
(c) James Fenimore Cooper.
(d) Geoffrey Crayon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rip thinks that the people of the village have become "disputatious" (37). What does this mean they are likely to do?

2. On his way home from the mountains, what does Rip suddenly realize about his own appearance?

3. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?

4. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?

5. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?

(see the answer key)

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