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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. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?
(a) Writer of novels.
(b) Governor.
(c) Historian.
(d) Farmer.

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

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?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Alliteration.

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

5. What is Rip's dog's name?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Dog.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rip stop spending time with his friends?

2. When on page 31, the narrator refers to Rip's wife's nagging as a "torrent of household eloquence," what tone is created?

3. Who is Derrick Van Brummel?

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

5. What is Rip's son's name?

(see the answer key)

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