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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. 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) Personification.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Synechdoche.

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

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

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

5. 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) There is a street in New York named after him.
(c) His portrait is hung in many local schools.
(d) His picture is stamped onto new year's cakes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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. Who is the author of "Rip Van Winkle"?

5. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

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