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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. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?
(a) On a bench outside the village inn.
(b) Hunting in the woods.
(c) Inside the bar of a local hotel.
(d) Fishing in the Hudson River.

2. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?
(a) The river.
(b) The barn.
(c) The woods.
(d) The seashore.

3. What is Rip's son's name?
(a) Peter.
(b) John.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Rip.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?

2. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?

3. Who is Derrick Van Brummel?

4. 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?

5. What is true of Rip's children in the beginning of the story?

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