1. On page 29, the setting sun causes something to light up and glow "like a crown of glory." This is an example of what literary technique?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Simile.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Metaphor.

2. Where is the village that Rip lives in?
(a) At the foot of the Catskill Mountains.
(b) At the foot of the Appalachian Mountains.
(c) On the Atlantic coast.
(d) On the island of Manhattan.

3. What is true of Rip's children in the beginning of the story?
(a) They are much more like their mother than like Rip.
(b) They refuse to speak to him.
(c) They are dangerously unsupervised.
(d) They are somewhat neglected.

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

5. When on page 31, the narrator says of Rip that he will "eat white bread or brown," how is Rip being characterized?
(a) He is unaware of what he is eating.
(b) He is easy to please.
(c) He only likes two kinds of bread.
(d) He overeats.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?

3. Who is Derrick Van Brummel?

4. From the description of Rip's attitude to his farm, on page 30, what can be deduced about Rip?

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

(see the answer key)

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