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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. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?
(a) Writer of novels.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Governor.
(d) Historian.

2. 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) Demanding and critical.
(c) Reckless and indifferent.
(d) Approximate and imperfect.

3. What evidence does the frame narrator give that the main story's narrator is still well-liked?
(a) There is a children's rope-skipping rhyme about him.
(b) His portrait is hung in many local schools.
(c) There is a street in New York named after him.
(d) His picture is stamped onto new year's cakes.

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

5. How does Rip's wife treat his dog?
(a) She ignores the dog completely.
(b) She treats the dog the same way she treats Rip.
(c) She treats the dog better than anyone else in the family.
(d) She insists that the dog stay outside and earn its keep on the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rip's dog's name?

2. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

3. What is Rip's son's name?

4. On page 30, the reader learns that Rip is "obsequious" and his wife is a "termagant." What can accurately be said about their relationship?

5. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

(see the answer key)

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