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

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

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

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

5. When on page 31, the narrator refers to Rip's wife's nagging as a "torrent of household eloquence," what tone is created?
(a) Farcical.
(b) Maudlin.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Nostalgic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rip's wife treat his dog?

2. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

3. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?

4. From the description of Rip's attitude to his farm, on page 30, what can be deduced about Rip?

5. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?

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