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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Pages 28-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On page 30, the reader learns that Rip is "obsequious" and his wife is a "termagant." What can accurately be said about their relationship?
(a) One bullies the other.
(b) They each have a skill that helps the other.
(c) One is embarrassed by the other.
(d) They have violent arguments with each other.

4. Under what pseudonym was "Rip Van Winkle" published?
(a) Geoffrey Crayon.
(b) James Fenimore Cooper.
(c) Washington Irving.
(d) Diedrich Knickerbocker.

5. Who is Derrick Van Brummel?
(a) The schoolmaster.
(b) The owner of the village inn.
(c) The owner of a local hotel.
(d) The mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?

2. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?

3. Which nation controls New York at the time when Rip and the village are introduced to the reader?

4. What kind of relationship does Rip have with the village children?

5. On page 29, the setting sun causes something to light up and glow "like a crown of glory." This is an example of what literary technique?

(see the answer key)

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