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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) The village school.
(b) The parsonage.
(c) The village inn.
(d) His in-laws' house.

2. On his way home from the mountains, what does Rip suddenly realize about his own appearance?
(a) His beard has grown a foot longer.
(b) His face is covered with wrinkles.
(c) His clothing is strangely worn and tattered.
(d) He has a deep sunburn.

3. What does Rip do while he is resting on the mountainside?
(a) Skins the rabbit he shot.
(b) Thinks about how to make his wife happier.
(c) Pets his dog, Wolf.
(d) Looks at the scenery.

4. Who is the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?
(a) Diedrich Knickerbocker.
(b) Washington Irving.
(c) James Fenimore Cooper.
(d) Geoffrey Crayon.

5. How might Rip's house be described?
(a) Run-down.
(b) Filthy.
(c) Expensive.
(d) Inviting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Postscript, the narrator mentions someone being "propitiated" (42). What does this mean?

2. The men on the mountainside have "uncouth, lack lustre countenances" (34). What does this mean is true about the men?

3. Where do the notes in the Postscript allegedly come from?

4. What happens to Rip as a result of drinking the strangers' liquor?

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

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