1. Where does Rip go to live after he returns to the village?
(a) At his son's house.
(b) At the Union Hotel.
(c) At his daughter's house.
(d) At his former home.

2. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

3. Why does Rip hurry over to the man he sees on the mountainside?
(a) The man seems to be about to drop his burden.
(b) Wolf's reaction makes him curious to get a closer look.
(c) He thinks it is a neighbor who needs his help.
(d) The man calls to him that he needs some help.

4. 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 island of Manhattan.
(d) On the Atlantic coast.

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

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. What does Rip keep hearing as he and the stranger climb up the mountainside?

3. When Rip sees a dog that looks like Wolf outside of his old house, how does the dog behave?

4. When Rip and the stranger enter the natural amphitheater, Rip sees several people doing what?

5. What is the "bilious" man in front of the Union Hotel doing?

(see the answer key)

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