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

2. From the description of Rip's attitude to his farm, on page 30, what can be deduced about Rip?
(a) He likes to make excuses instead of taking care of his responsibilities.
(b) He is devoted to his home and family.
(c) His attitude toward his own family is similar to his attitude toward the villagers.
(d) His farm is envied by many of his neighbors.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of relationship does Rip have with the village children?

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

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

5. When on page 31, the narrator says of Rip that he will "eat white bread or brown," how is Rip being characterized?

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