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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, on page 37, Rip meets "a knowing, self-important old gentleman, in a sharp cocked hat," what is the reader meant to infer from the description of the hat?
(a) The man is another supernatural figure.
(b) The man is one of the political candidates up for election.
(c) The man has something to do with the revolution.
(d) The man is from one of the old Dutch families.
2. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?
(a) He thinks that the strange men are playing some kind of joke.
(b) He thinks that he might have dropped it in the woods.
(c) He thinks that the strange men have stolen it.
(d) He thinks that he must have left it in the amphitheater.
3. In the Postscript, the narrator mentions someone being "propitiated" (42). What does this mean?
(a) She was tired.
(b) She was amused.
(c) She was pleased.
(d) She was angry.
4. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?
(a) He feels unusually sore and tired.
(b) His gun and dog are missing.
(c) He cannot remember the night before.
(d) His wife is going to be very angry.
5. When he is resting on the mountainside, what sound alerts Rip that someone is nearby?
(a) He hears someone singing.
(b) He hears someone calling his name.
(c) He hears someone struggling with a heavy load.
(d) He hears his dog barking at someone.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which nation controls New York at the time when Rip and the village are introduced to the reader?
2. What does Rip keep hearing as he and the stranger climb up the mountainside?
3. When Rip starts up the mountainside and finds his joints stiff and notices that he is not feeling as athletic as usual, what does he think is the cause?
4. How does Irving characterize Rip's son?
5. What has replaced the tree that once stood outside the village inn?
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