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

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

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

4. 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 have violent arguments with each other.
(c) They each have a skill that helps the other.
(d) One is embarrassed by the other.

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

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 Derrick Van Brummel?

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

4. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

5. On page 28, the reader is told that the narrator of the main story is known for "scrupulous" accuracy. What kind of accuracy is this?

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