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

2. How might Rip's house be described?
(a) Run-down.
(b) Filthy.
(c) Inviting.
(d) Expensive.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

2. What evidence does the frame narrator give that the main story's narrator is still well-liked?

3. 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?

4. Who is the author of "Rip Van Winkle"?

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

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