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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 Peter Stuyvesant?
(a) Rip's neighbor.
(b) The village schoolmaster.
(c) A former governor of New York.
(d) The owner of the village inn.

2. 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?
(a) Complained about it.
(b) Been puzzled by it.
(c) Explained its details.
(d) Seen it.

3. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Personification.
(c) Synechdoche.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

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

5. On page 30, the reader is told that Rip has an "insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour." What does this mean is true about him?
(a) He is eager to work at anything that will help himself, but he does not like to help others.
(b) He is physically unable to do heavy labor.
(c) He hates working hard for his own material comfort and financial security.
(d) He is simply lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?

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

3. How might Rip's house be described?

4. Who is "Dame" Van Winkle?

5. On page 30, the reader learns that Rip is "obsequious" and his wife is a "termagant." What can accurately be said about their relationship?

(see the answer key)

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