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

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

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 unaware of what he is eating.
(b) He overeats.
(c) He only likes two kinds of bread.
(d) He is easy to please.

4. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?
(a) He sneaks it when they are not looking.
(b) He mistakes it for water.
(c) The men gather around him and force him to drink.
(d) The man he arrived with pours him a cup.

5. What are the "flagons" that the men on the mountainside have (34)?
(a) Dice.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Old-fashioned hats.
(d) Cups.

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. What type of clothing is the stranger on the mountainside wearing?

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

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

5. Who is the author of "Rip Van Winkle"?

(see the answer key)

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