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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. Which nation controls New York at the time when Rip and the village are introduced to the reader?
(a) Holland.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) The United States.
(d) Sweden.

2. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?
(a) The Celtic god, Alator.
(b) The Saxon god, Woden.
(c) The Christian God.
(d) The Norse god, Odin.

3. Where does Rip find himself on the morning after meeting the strangers on the mountain?
(a) Lost in the woods on the mountainside.
(b) Back at the spot where he met the first man coming up the mountain.
(c) Next to the Hudson River.
(d) In the natural "amphitheater."

4. What happens to Rip as a result of drinking the strangers' liquor?
(a) He gets lost in the woods.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) They chase him away.
(d) He can suddenly hear them talking.

5. What kind of relationship does Rip have with the village children?
(a) The children are frightened of Rip because he is always yelling at his son and daughter.
(b) He is a favorite of theirs because he steals apples from a nearby orchard for them.
(c) He is a favorite of theirs because he plays with them and tells stories.
(d) The children are frightened of Rip because of his habit of talking to himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

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

5. On page 28, the reader is told that the narrator of the main story is known for "scrupulous" accuracy. What kind of accuracy is this?

(see the answer key)

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