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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Page 37-Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rip realizes that his house has been abandoned, where is the next place he goes?
(a) His in-laws' house.
(b) The village school.
(c) The village inn.
(d) The parsonage.

2. 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 easy to please.
(b) He is unaware of what he is eating.
(c) He overeats.
(d) He only likes two kinds of bread.

3. What type of clothing is the stranger on the mountainside wearing?
(a) He is dressed like an innkeeper.
(b) He is dressed like a pirate captain.
(c) He is dressed like a British soldier.
(d) He is dressed like a Dutchman from long ago.

4. From the description of Rip's attitude to his farm, on page 30, what can be deduced about Rip?
(a) His attitude toward his own family is similar to his attitude toward the villagers.
(b) He likes to make excuses instead of taking care of his responsibilities.
(c) His farm is envied by many of his neighbors.
(d) He is devoted to his home and family.

5. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?
(a) Inside the bar of a local hotel.
(b) On a bench outside the village inn.
(c) Hunting in the woods.
(d) Fishing in the Hudson River.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Irving characterize Rip's son?

2. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

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

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

5. What does Rip do while he is resting on the mountainside?

(see the answer key)

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