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

2. Why does Rip stop spending time with his friends?
(a) His wife yells at them constantly.
(b) His friends decide that he is too lazy to be friends with.
(c) His wife tells him he cannot spend time with them anymore.
(d) His friends move away to a bigger town.

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

4. 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 farm is envied by many of his neighbors.
(c) He likes to make excuses instead of taking care of his responsibilities.
(d) His attitude toward his own family is similar to his attitude toward the villagers.

5. When on page 31, the narrator refers to Rip's wife's nagging as a "torrent of household eloquence," what tone is created?
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Farcical.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Maudlin.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. 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?

4. How might Rip's house be described?

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

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