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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 the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?
(a) Diedrich Knickerbocker.
(b) James Fenimore Cooper.
(c) Geoffrey Crayon.
(d) Washington Irving.

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

3. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?
(a) The river.
(b) The barn.
(c) The seashore.
(d) The woods.

4. 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) Personification.
(c) Synechdoche.
(d) Hyperbole.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the frame narrative, the reader is told that the main story's narrator gets his information from the wives of the "burghers" (28). Whose wives are these?

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. How does Rip's wife treat his dog?

5. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

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