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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 33-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rip sees a dog that looks like Wolf outside of his old house, how does the dog behave?
(a) It seems to not be able to see him.
(b) It snarls at him and then walks away.
(c) It quivers in fear.
(d) It jumps up and licks his face.

2. What do Rip and the stranger climb up on their way up the mountainside?
(a) A rocky cliff.
(b) The dry bed of a stream.
(c) A long, muddy slope.
(d) A pathway left by loggers.

3. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?
(a) He cannot remember the night before.
(b) He feels unusually sore and tired.
(c) His gun and dog are missing.
(d) His wife is going to be very angry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

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

3. When Rip nears the amphitheater where the group of men were on the night before, what does he notice?

4. When Rip and the stranger enter the natural amphitheater, Rip sees several people doing what?

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

(see the answer key)

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