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

2. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?
(a) The barn.
(b) The woods.
(c) The river.
(d) The seashore.

3. Under what pseudonym was "Rip Van Winkle" published?
(a) Diedrich Knickerbocker.
(b) Geoffrey Crayon.
(c) James Fenimore Cooper.
(d) Washington Irving.

4. Who is "Dame" Van Winkle?
(a) Rip's wife.
(b) Rip's sister.
(c) Rip's daughter.
(d) Rip's mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 30, the reader is told that Rip has an "insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour." What does this mean is true about him?

2. What is true of Rip's children in the beginning of the story?

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

4. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?

5. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?

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