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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. What is Rip's dog's name?
(a) Bear.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Dog.

2. How does Wolf react to the stranger on the mountainside?
(a) He tries to attack the man.
(b) He runs away into the woods.
(c) He growls at him.
(d) He wags his tail and gives an excited bark.

3. From the description of Rip's attitude to his farm, on page 30, what can be deduced about Rip?
(a) He is devoted to his home and family.
(b) His attitude toward his own family is similar to his attitude toward the villagers.
(c) His farm is envied by many of his neighbors.
(d) He likes to make excuses instead of taking care of his responsibilities.

4. What does the man that Rip traveled up the mountainside with want Rip to do once they reach the other men?
(a) Leave.
(b) Let them paint his picture.
(c) Serve them alcohol.
(d) Play a game with them.

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) Angry.
(b) Sad.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Derrick Van Brummel?

3. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?

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

5. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?

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