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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Pages 28-32.

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) Sweden.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) The United States.

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

3. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Personification.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

4. 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?
(a) He is eager to work at anything that will help himself, but he does not like to help others.
(b) He is physically unable to do heavy labor.
(c) He hates working hard for his own material comfort and financial security.
(d) He is simply lazy.

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?
(a) Reckless and indifferent.
(b) Thorough and honest.
(c) Demanding and critical.
(d) Approximate and imperfect.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 29, the narrator says that a person might have "descried" the smoke from the village. What does this mean a person might have done?

2. In the frame narrative, the reader is told that the main story's narrator gets his information from the wives of the "burghers" (28). Whose wives are these?

3. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?

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

5. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?

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