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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. Which nation controls New York at the time when Rip and the village are introduced to the reader?
(a) The United States.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Holland.
(d) Great Britain.

2. How does Rip's wife treat his dog?
(a) She ignores the dog completely.
(b) She treats the dog better than anyone else in the family.
(c) She treats the dog the same way she treats Rip.
(d) She insists that the dog stay outside and earn its keep on the farm.

3. On page 30, the reader is told that Rip has an "insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour." What does this mean is true about him?
(a) He is simply lazy.
(b) He hates working hard for his own material comfort and financial security.
(c) He is eager to work at anything that will help himself, but he does not like to help others.
(d) He is physically unable to do heavy labor.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How might Rip's house be described?

4. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?

5. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

(see the answer key)

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