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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. The men on the mountainside have "uncouth, lack lustre countenances" (34). What does this mean is true about the men?
(a) They are dressed like children even though they are old.
(b) Their faces look blank and they seem rude.
(c) Their voices are flat and they seem unhappy.
(d) Their clothing is sloppy and dull.

2. In the Postscript, the narrator mentions someone being "propitiated" (42). What does this mean?
(a) She was pleased.
(b) She was tired.
(c) She was amused.
(d) She was angry.

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

4. Which nation controls New York at the time when Rip and the village are introduced to the reader?
(a) The United States.
(b) Holland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Great Britain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Irving characterize Rip's son?

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

3. 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?

4. Rip sees a "bilious" looking man in front of the Union Hotel (37). What does the man look like?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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